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GRAVESIDE SERVICE
As its name implies, a graveside service may be held at the grave site just prior to and usually consists of final remarks, prayers or memories. The service may occur after the chapel service or in place of a chapel service.
PLANNING A FUNERAL SERVICE
There’s not one, right way to plan a funeral service. We believe that each funeral should be as unique and memorable as the life it honors.
When planning your own funeral service in advance think about the way you want to be remembered. Perhaps you’d like a traditional funeral aligned with certain religious or ethnic customs. Or, you may want a celebration focusing on great memories made with family and friends.
You can personalize the service in almost any way imaginable. For example, just consider the following questions:
• Where should the funeral be held? At your place of worship? At a different location?
• Who should officiate the service?
• Will your service adhere to the traditions
of your faith or culture?
• Do you want a eulogy and who should
deliver it?
• What music should be played?
• What readings would you like to have
read?
• Is there a special poem you’d like
shared with the guests?
• Are there any special photographs
or other memorabilia you would like
displayed?
• Should the décor reflect a particular
hobby or interest of yours, such as
fishing, gardening or music?
• Is there a particular emblem or
engraving you want on your headstone or marker?