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ARRANGEMENT ROOM
- This where you will meet with your director when finalizing your
arrangement plans. You may view samples of vaults and granite
memorials in our display. Adjacent to this room is are selection
room where you will view the assortment of caskets provided.
BEREAVED
- (N) The immediate family of the deceased. (V) suffering from grief
upon the death of a loved one.
BURIAL - Placing of
a dead body in an underground chamber - earth burial- interment
BURIAL CERTIFICATE OR
PERMIT - A legal paper issued by the local government authorizing
burial. The permit may authorize earth burial or cremation or removal
to a distant point.
BURIAL VAULT - A
container that houses the casket for final internment at the cemetery.
Often required by most cemeteries to prevent the collapse of a grave
after burial.
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CASKET - A receptacle of wood, metal or
plastic into which the dead human body is placed for burial. Sometimes
referred to as "coffin" or "burial case"
COACH - Hearse - A
motor coach designed and used for the conveyance of the casketed
remains from the place the funeral service is conducted to the
cemetery. Also known as a Funeral Coach.
CASKET SPRAY - An
arrangement of flowers placed on the casket during presentation.
CERTIFIED DEATH
CERTIFICATE - A legalized copy of the original certificate, issued
upon request by the local government for the purpose of substantiating
various claims by the family of the deceased such as insurance and
other death benefits.
CHAPEL - A room
where visitation occurs and on many cases used for the funeral service
itself.
COLUMBARIUM - A structure of vaults lined with recesses for urns
containing cremated remains.
COMMITTAL SERVICE - A rite that takes place at the cemetery and
final good bye prior to burial of the casket.
CONTAINER - A
pressboard or fiberboard box the size of a casket usually used for
immediate/direct cremations; alternative container.
CREMAINS - The
remains of a body after cremation; cremated remains.
CREMATION - A
process which reduces the body by heat to small bone fragments. When
the fragments are pulverized, they are reduced to the consistency of
coarse sand or crushed seashells.
CREMATION PERMIT - A certificate issued by local government
authorizing cremation of the deceased.
CREMATORY - A
building with a furnace called a retort which is used to cremate human
remains.
CRYPT - A vault or
room used for keeping remains.
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DEATH CERTIFICATE - A legal paper
signed by the attending physician showing the cause of death and other
vital statistical data pertaining to the deceased.
DEATH NOTICE - That
paragraph in the classified section of a newspaper publicizing the
death of a person and giving those details of the funeral service the
survivors wish to have published. Notice to the public of death,
generally followed by a full length obituary.
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EMBALM
- The process of sanitizing, disinfecting and temporarily preserving a
dead body by means of circulating preservative and antiseptic through
the veins and arteries.
ENTOMBMENT -
Placement of the body in a casket above ground in a mausoleum.
EULOGY - A speech or writing that praises the deceased highly.
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FAMILY CAR - That limousine in the funeral procession set
aside for the use of the immediate family.
FAMILY ROOM - A
specially arranged room in the funeral home which affords the family
privacy at the time of the funeral service.
FLOWER CAR - A vehicle used for the transportation of flower
pieces from the funeral home to the church and/or cemetery.
FUNERAL PALL - A large, white or purple cloth that covers a
closed casket during the funeral service. The use of a pall symbolizes
that there is no distinction between persons at death.
FUNERAL SPRAY - A collective mass of cut flowers sent to the
residence of the deceased or to
the funeral home as a
floral tribute to the deceased.
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GRAVE
- An excavation in the earth for the purpose of burying the
deceased .
GRAVE LINER - 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 collapse of a grave after burial. State law, however,
usually does not require a grave liner.
GRAVE (OR MEMORIAL) MARKER - 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 and place of death.
GRAVESIDE SERVICES - Formal committal services conducted at the
cemetery.
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HONORARY PALLBEARERS - Friends
or members of a religious, social or fraternal organization who act as
an escort or honor guard for the deceased. Honorary pallbearers do not
carry the casket.
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INTER
(to) - To bury a dead body in the earth in a grave or tomb.
INTERMENT - The act
of burial.
INURNMENT - The
placing of the ashes of one cremated in an urn.
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LEAD CAR
- The vehicle in which the funeral director and
sometimes the clergyman rides. When the procession is formed, the lead
car moves to the head of it and leads the procession to the church
and/or cemetery.
LIMOUSINE - An
automobile designed to seat five or more persons behind the driver's
seat.
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MARKER
- A monument or memorial to mark the place of burial.
MAUSOLEUM - A
public or private building especially designed to receive entombments.
A permanent above ground resting place for the dead.
MEMORIAL SERVICE -
A religious service conducted in memory of the deceased without the
remains being present.
MINISTER'S ROOM - A
room in the funeral home set aside for the clergyman wherein he can
robe and make any last minute preparations for the funeral service.
MORGUE - A place to
where bodies found dead are removed and exposed pending identification
by relatives.
MORTICIAN - See
funeral director.
MORTUARY - A
synonym for funeral home - a building specifically designed and
constructed for caring for the dead.
MORTUARY SCIENCE -
That part of the funeral service profession dealing with the proper
preparation of the body for final disposition.
MOURNER - One who
is present at the funeral out of affection or respect for the
deceased.
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NICHE
- A shell-like space in a wall made for the placing of urns containing
cremated remains, or inside a building for this purpose which is
called a columbarium. Urns are placed in these niches as a final
resting place for cremated remains.
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OBITUARY - A brief notice of the death of a person,
particularly a newspaper notice, which usually lists the name of the
deceased, the age, and a biographical sketch. Newspapers may or may
not charge for publishing obituaries.
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PALLBEARERS - Individuals whose duty is to carry the casket
when necessary during funeral service. Pallbearers in some sections of
the country are hired and in other sections are close friends and
relatives of the deceased. (Also see Funeral Pall)
PLOT - A specific
area of ground in a cemetery owned by a family or individual. A plot
usually contains two or more graves.
PRENEED,
PREARRANGING or PREPLANNING - Planning a
funeral in advance of the death, usually consisting of a list of your
preferences for funeral arrangements.
PREPARATION ROOM -
A room in a funeral home designed and equipped for preparing the
deceased for final disposition,
PREPARATION TABLE -
An operating table located in the preparation room upon which the body
is placed for embalming and dressing
PRICE LIST - An
itemized list of funeral goods and services.
PROCESSION - The
vehicular movement of the funeral from the place where the funeral
service was conducted to the cemetery. May also apply to a church
funeral where the mourners follow the casket as it is brought into and
taken out of the church.
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REMAINS - The deceased.
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TRADITIONAL SERVICE
- A religious service with the body present usually preceded by
visitation.
TRANSIT PERMIT- A
legal paper issued by the local government authorizing removal of a
body to a cemetery for interment. Some cities also require an
additional permit if the deceased is to be cremated.
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URN
- A container into which cremated remains are placed, or in which they
are kept; may be made of various materials, including wood, marble or
metal.
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VAULT
- A burial chamber underground or partly so. Also includes in meaning
the outside metal or concrete casket container.
VISITATION - A
scheduled time, during which a body is present in an open or closed
casket, when family and friends pay their respects, usually in private
in a special room within the funeral home. Also referred to as a
"viewing", "calling hours", "family hour" or "wake.
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WAKE
- A watch kept over the deceased, sometimes lasting the entire night
preceding the funeral.
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