21 Terms
Home > Industry/Domain > Personal life > Funeral
Funeral
Ceremony for servicing, celebrating, and remembering the life of a deceased person.
Industry: Personal life
Add a new termContributors in Funeral
Funeral
Grave marker
Personal life; Funeral
A method of identifying the occupant of a particular grave. Permanent grave markers are usually of metal or stone which gives such data as the name of the individual, date and place of birth, date ...
Memorial marker
Personal life; Funeral
A method of identifying the occupant of a particular grave. Permanent grave markers are usually of metal or stone which gives such data as the name of the individual, date and place of birth, date ...
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.
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 ...
