Oh, how utterly sad and crass

Coleman’s funeral canceled as parents, ex fight: Service was planned for weekend; family, Price at war over custody of body

Gary Coleman will not be laid to rest this weekend as originally planned.

With the late actor's ex-wife and estranged parents now warring over custody of his body, Coleman's Utah funeral has been canceled, the Salt Lake Tribune confirms.

Sue and Willie Coleman — estranged from the "Diff'rent Strokes" star at the time of his death at age 42 — plan to file an action for legal control over their son's remains. The grieving parents reportedly want Coleman's body delivered to his birthplace of Zion, Ill., where they currently reside.

It's bad enough the man's dead--why war over his body and its deposition, when his wishes were known? It sounds to me that a battle is being fought over control of Gary Coleman in death much like it was in life. Let the poor man rest in peace, for pity's sake.