Recipe for Cremation

US army veteran and cancer survivor Russell Parsons says he is not afraid to die — and he has the tattoo to prove it.Russell Parsons has had instructions on how to treat his body upon his death tattooed onto his arm.

Inside the yellow and orange flaming tattoo on his right arm are instructions to the funeral home where he has a prepaid cremation: “Barlow Bonsall cook @ 1700-1800 for 2 to 3 hours.”

Parsons, who survived a brush with cancer in 1999 and still deals with injuries from his Army service, said not everyone understands his attitudes about life and death.