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Not to show the feet of a deceased person in a casket is a phenomenon which is limited to certain cultures, as for example to North America. But even in the US there are certain regions where the feet of casketed persons are usually shown. Especially in the Great Lakes region "full couch" caskets are preferred, which means that the complete lid of the casket is opened for viewing, not just the head panel as in most other parts of the US, where "half couch" caskets typically are used. Except in rare cases where the "full couch" casket has an inner foot panel or in which a casket blanket is used, the feet of the deceased person can be seen in opened up "full couch" caskets. The same is the case when a "priest style" casket is used (where the lid is completely removed from the casket during the viewing).
One of the reasons why the feet of a deceased are not shown might be the fact, that due to "rigor mortis" the feet can have a somewhat strange look, even with regular shoes on. Oftentimes it is quite difficult for the funeral director to put shoes on the deceased person's feet: as a consequence of the chemical processes taking place after death rigor sets in and stays for a while; because of that, the stiffening of the muscles has the effect that the feet get into a locked and somewhat cramped or twisted position; besides that, the feet are sometimes swollen, too. Because of such dressing problems, special shoes for funeral purposes have been developed, as for example by the Practical Footwear Company of Columbus, Ohio. These shoes oftentimes have laces at the hoe which makes it easier to put them on a dead person's feet. If the relatives do not want to spend extra money for burial footwear, the funeral director sometimes has to make an incision in the hoe of the ordinary footwear to get the shoes on the feet of the deceased. If worn shoes are used in a casket, the soles oftentimes do not look very good, which makes it certainly not attractive to show the feet of the deceased. Thus, there are oftentimes aesthetic reasons why the relatives prefer a viewing style in which the feet of the deceased are not visible at all.
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