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Funeral

Ceremony for servicing, celebrating, and remembering the life of a deceased person.

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Funeral

in state

Personal life; Funeral

Custom that presents deceased for viewing by friends and relatives either before or after the funeral service.

hearse/casket coach

Personal life; Funeral

Motor coach designed and used to convey casketed remains from the funeral service location to the cemetery.

green burial or direct burial

Personal life; Funeral

Burial of a body without chemical preservation in a simple container to preserve the earth.

graveside services

Personal life; Funeral

Formal committal services conducted at the cemetery.

grave or memorial marker

Personal life; Funeral

Often made of stone or metal and is a method to identify occupants of particular graves and provides information such as name of individual, place and date of birth and death.

grave liner

Personal life; Funeral

A receptacle made of concrete, metal or wood into which the casket is placed as an extra precaution in protecting the remains from the elements. This is required by most cemeteries to prevent the ...

grave

Personal life; Funeral

An excavation in the earth for the purpose of burying the deceased.

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