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Nowadays, the terms funeral director, mortician, and undertaker all mean the same thing. They refer to a person who supervises or conducts the preparation of the dead for burial and directs or arranges funerals.
You may need to have a cheap funeral, but you don’t want to. After all, if money wasn’t an object, you’d celebrate your loved one’s life and legacy with extravagance, sparing no expense. But the reality is that our pocketbooks are only so deep. If you’re on limited resources, how do you plan an inexpensive …
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Most funerals, memorials, and life celebration events will include some sort of memorial service guest book. These guest books allow the deceased’s family to see and remember how many people have been touched and affected by their life.
If your loved one was a classic rock enthusiast, choosing the best rock songs for their funeral will take something of a deft touch. Other styles of music are easy. Some people love the classical beauty of Bach and Mozart, while others are going to turn to religious songs and hymns. Still others will prefer …
Modern funeral songs – sounds like any oxymoron, right? Most people think of funerals as traditional affairs, full of dreary and dull music played at a plodding tempo. But in these modern times the trend has been towards updating and personalizing the memorial service. Even the name of the service has changed to be more …
When planning a loved one’s funeral (or even your own), leaving the music to the last minute is no way to pay your full respects. Music is a balm for the soul and soothes even the unhappiest of hearts, so it’s important to choose the best songs for the funeral. Still, there are so many …
Few kids announce in 3rd grade class that they want to be a cemetery sexton when they grow up. Even adults rarely imagine working at a cemetery as a viable career. After all, it’s not exactly a social affair, as the main clientele of cemeteries can’t talk. Nor is it popular, because death is something …
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The 21 Best Funeral Songs for Dad is part of our series on the best and most popular songs for funerals. You can read the main article here, which includes a list of the top 100 songs played at memorial services and much more. What song are you going to play at Dad’s funeral? For some …
Today we will be sharing our favorite gospel funeral songs. We’ve chosen a range of different singers and time periods so that you have plenty of options. Funerals are tough on everyone involved, but the right song can help lighten the day as you honor and remember your loved one through music. These timeless tracks …
2022 is a new year – a new date on the calendar, for sure, but also a time for mental renewal and reorientation. Last year, the reality set in that all the craziness of 2020 has become the new normalcy throughout 2021. As we enter 2022, the entire world is looking to take a step …
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