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Funeral
Ceremony for servicing, celebrating, and remembering the life of a deceased person.
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trade embalmer
Personal life; Funeral
A licensed embalmer who is not employed by one specific funeral home, but does the embalming for several firms either on a salary or per case basis.
Purge
Personal life; Funeral
Discharge from the mouth, ears and nose of deceased caused by improper embalming.
Pre-planning or pre-need
Personal life; Funeral
Arranging of all aspects of a funeral, particularly the financing before death.
Prearranged funeral trust or funeral trust
Personal life; Funeral
Method that allows individuals to pre-pay for funeral expenses by holding money in trust until it is needed to pay for funeral costs.
Preneed
Personal life; Funeral
Planning a funeral in advance of the death, usually consisting of a list of your preferences for funeral arrangements.
Preparation room
Personal life; Funeral
A room in a funeral home designed and equipped for preparing the deceased for final disposition,.
Preparation table
Personal life; Funeral
An operating table located in the preparation room upon which the body is placed for embalming and dressing.
