It was a simple burial but in accord with his religion.

Our sister clearly stated that she wanted no funeral, just a simple burial.

As he had requested, Clarence had a simple burial.

I remembered my father's poor simple burial, and how we had sat round afterwards thinking, What next?

Even so, it was soon clear that even the simplest burial was going to cost thousands of dollars.

In reality, they had no system of writing and practiced cremation and (more often) simple burial.

In this cemetery 134 tombs were discovered with 118 being cremated and 16 simple burials.

The people who died had a simple burial with no attendants.

"The simple funeral-home burial had once been universal across all classes, races and religions," he said.

Persons of low or negligible status might receive simple burial, with such grave goods as relatives could afford.