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Edna King
B: 1935-09-25
D: 2024-02-22
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King, Edna
Edith Fiander
B: 1940-09-17
D: 2024-02-10
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Fiander, Edith
Ethel Blagdon
B: 1934-08-21
D: 2024-02-08
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Blagdon, Ethel
Leonard Langdon
B: 1952-12-22
D: 2024-02-06
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Langdon, Leonard
Rosabelle Vivian
B: 1978-11-03
D: 2024-01-31
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Vivian, Rosabelle
Hilda Loveless
B: 1939-09-24
D: 2024-01-31
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Loveless, Hilda
Raymond Skinner
B: 1959-06-03
D: 2024-01-26
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Skinner, Raymond
Sidney Strowbridge
B: 1954-07-19
D: 2024-01-25
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Strowbridge, Sidney
Betty Harding
B: 1943-06-01
D: 2024-01-24
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Harding, Betty
Marjorie Johnston
B: 1939-01-14
D: 2024-01-11
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Johnston, Marjorie
Robert Douglas
B: 1946-05-05
D: 2024-01-10
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Douglas, Robert
Richard Harris
B: 1967-05-07
D: 2024-01-09
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Harris, Richard
Linda Joe
B: 1961-03-28
D: 2024-01-08
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Joe, Linda
Audrey Simms
B: 1939-09-12
D: 2024-01-04
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Simms, Audrey
Ada Moore
B: 1948-04-15
D: 2023-12-18
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Moore, Ada
Leo Poole
B: 1952-03-20
D: 2023-12-18
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Poole, Leo
Gordon Strowbridge
B: 1946-07-11
D: 2023-12-09
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Strowbridge, Gordon
Mildred Rose
B: 1931-04-20
D: 2023-12-09
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Rose, Mildred
Eliza Rose
B: 1944-10-19
D: 2023-12-08
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Rose, Eliza
Eva Hunt
B: 1939-07-29
D: 2023-12-03
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Hunt, Eva
Harold Ridgley
B: 1933-09-18
D: 2023-11-24
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Ridgley, Harold

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Traditional Funeral Services

The Basics of Traditional Funeral Services

Traditional funeral services include:

  • Visitation: This is often called a viewing or a wake. Guests come to pay their respects to the deceased by viewing their casketed body and spending time with the grieving family. A visitation can occur at any time before the funeral service.
  • Funeral Service: This event commonly takes place at the funeral home, a church, or at the graveside. It can include music, the reading of literary or religious passages, a eulogy, prayer, and the singing of hymns.
  • Committal Service: If the family plans to bury the deceased, this stage involves the vehicle procession to the cemetery.
  • Funeral Reception: Many choose to host this post-service gathering (or repast) at a reception hall. This is considered a time to share memories, laughter, and support.

A funeral service, whether traditional or more modern (memorial service or celebration-of-life), has two functions: to acknowledge the death and lifetime achievements of an individual and to bring grieving family members and friends together in support of one another during this difficult time.

If you are interested in making funeral arrangements for a loved one, we invite you to call us at 709-885-2609 to begin.

Online Sources:

Rostad, Curtis, "The Basics of Funeral Service", Indiana Funeral Directors Association, 2014