When my grandmother passed away, our family held a funeral service at our church. She was to be buried at the cemetery at our church immediately after the service. Visitation had been at the funeral home earlier that day, so this was where our family gathered. The family followed the hearse to the church. When …
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Black Funeral
Several years ago, a friend and co-worker passed away. He worked in the same department that I do. He had been ill and in the hospital for a short period of time previous to his death. It was still hard on the people in our department. This is the first time I remember having a …
Another Funeral Story
A few years ago, I was at a visitation at the funeral home for a family member that I didn’t know that well. There were several family members there that I know I had met in the past but I rarely ever saw them so in many ways it was like meeting them for the …
Funeral Story
When my grandfather died, I remember being at the funeral home with my family. I remember that a lot of people came to see us during the visitation time. My family and I were in the process of moving back to the West Tennessee area and we had the opportunity to see a lot of …