1. BODY AND CASKET LIFTING APPARATUS COMPRISING: (A) AN ADJUSTABLE UPRIGHT FLOOR-TO-CEILING STANDARD HAVING AXIALLY ALIGNED TELESCOPING UPPER AND LOWER TUBULAR SECTIONS, (B) SAID LOWER TUBULAR SECTION HAVING A DOWNWARDLY DISPOSED SMOOTH SWIVEL PIN MOUNTED AT ITS LOWER END AND SAID UPPER SECTION HAVING AN UPWARDLY DISPOSED SMOOTH SWIVEL PIN MOUNTED AT ITS UPPER END, (C) AN UPPER MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO AN UPPER SUPORTING SURFACE AND HAVING A DOWNWARDLY OPENING RECESS THEREIN TO RECEIVING SAID UPWARDLY DISPOSED SWIVEL PIN, (D) A BASE MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE LOCATED ON A LOWER SUPPORTING SURFACE AND HAVING AN UPWARDLY OPENING RECESS THEREIN FOR RECEIVING SAID DOWNWARDLY DISPOSED SWIVEL PIN, (E) SAID UPRIGHT STANDARD BEING ADAPTED TO ROTATE 360* ON SAID SWIVEL PINS, (F) A LIFTING BOOM PIVOTABLY MOUNTED ON THE LOWER SECTION AND SAID STANDARD FOR MOVEMENT ABOUT A HORIZONTAL AXIS, (G) MEANS FOR RAISING AND LOWERING SAID BOOM.