Funeral Potatoes

I am making funeral potatoes today -- for a funeral. I was asked a couple of days of go if I would be willing to so this. Funny thing - I have never made funeral potatoes. I realized last night I didn't even have a recipe. Which for most people would be not unusual - but it is a cultural thing here.
I told my 5 yr old what I was going to make, explaining I would also make them for our family that night. He just stared at me - then said he didn't want us to have to have a funeral at our house just to eat the potatoes. Never thought what a 5 yr old might think if his mom wanted to serve funeral potatoes!?! I told him ours would be cheesy potatoes instead. He was much happier.