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What is the vehicle that transports the casket to the cemetery called?
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∙ 16y ago
A hearse, also called a funeral coach.
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Does a casket need to be placed in a vault?
In the US, there is no law requiring the casket to be placed in a vault. But many cemeteries make such request because they want to avoid the caving in of graves as a result of either the deterioration of the casket or the use of heavy machinery for maintaing the cemetery.
What are the duties of pall bearers at funerals?
They are the ones who carry the coffin/casket into the church and then to the cemetery or crematorium..
What is a paupers casket?
The expression "a pauper's casket" can relate to a low cost casket provided by the government for indigent people. Sometimes a reusable casket is meant: in former times indigent dead people were taken to the cemetery in a casket with a bottom which could be opened up; then, at the graveside the shrouded corpse was left in the grave while the casket was reused again.
What are the stones called in a cemetery?
The name for a stone over a grave site is called a headstone as well as a marker. They are usually chiseled with the deceased person's name, birth date, death date, and sometimes pictures and quotations.
What is a casket cart?
Probably, a cart for transporting the casket - for example in the chapel or at the cemetery - is meant. Funeral directors in the US prefer the expression "church truck". Usually these carts can be folded for easy transportation in the hearse.
What is the primary purpose of a burial vault?
The main benefit is for the cemetery: a vault prevents the grave from caving in as a result of a breakdown of the casket and / or the use of heavy cemetery maintenance machinery. In addition to that, a - hermetically sealing - vault may provide the relatives with the peace of mind that at least for some decades no groundwater and no insects can enter the casket.
What does 'casket gray' mean?
dark coloured container is called as casket grey
Was Elvis buried in his car?
No, of course not. Elvis was buried in a casket and cemetery like most folks. He did like cars, but not that fetish-like.
Is it legal to make my own funeral casket?
It depends on the laws of your state and county, as well as the regulations of the cemetery in which the casket will be buried (assuming you want to use the casket for burial, and not just for display at a wake or viewing). In most cases, making your own casket is perfectly legal. To find out if any local restrictions apply, try calling a funeral home in your area.
Where can I find a picture of Jackie Kennedy Onassis' casket spray?
Here are two pictures in the related links below with a view of the casket spray. It would appear this was the casket spray used during both the funeral services in New York City and Arlington National Cemetery for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
What is a casket stand called?
Probably you mean a church truck or a lowering device.
Was John F. Kennedy buried at sea?
No, he was buried at the Arlington national cemetery in 1963. On a related note: JFK was transported from Dallas (after his death) to the capitol in a casket purchased from Elgin Casket Company in Dallas. The casket was only used for his transport and was not the final casket selected for his burial. In 1966 the transport casket was disposed of in the Atlantic ocean (empty with nothing in it). This was done to discourage its use as a tourist attraction since it served no other purpose and was not considered part of the evidence in his assassination. JFK had previously discussed possibly being buried at sea, and the choice to dispose of the empty transport casket in a mock 'burial at sea' was a nod to his interest in the custom. The decision to bury JFK in a national cemetery was to give family and the public a place to pay their respects at his grave. Coincidentally; John F Kennedy Jr was buried at sea (in 1999) relatively close to the location where his fathers empty transport casket was dropped into the ocean.
