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| One of the categories required to be itemized on the GPL if the service is offered. Involves service of funeral provider after initial services have been provided by another firm at the locale of death. |
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| Counseling with family to select services and merchandise in completing arrangements for the funeral service when a death has occurred. |
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| Leader of multiple churches in a particular denomination; Catholic - head of a diocese, in the Church of Latter Day Saints - ward leader of one church. |
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| Eastern Orthodox faith, 3 short services or blessings that are part of the funeral rite. |
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| Beads and a crucifix used as an aid in the recitation of prayer. |
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| Prayer recited in order at a Rosary or Vigil Service. |
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| Part of the church about the alter, inside the chancel. May also be used to describe the area of the church where people sit for the service. |
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| National Selected Morticians (NSM) |
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| A limited membership funeral service organization formed in 1917 on the basis of one member firm per city; now known as Select Independent Funeral Homes (SIFH) |
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| Considered the "Father of Embalming" - the first to refine the technique of arterial injection of a preservative into the vascular system. |
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| One who is in charge of the cemetery; the caretaker of a church |
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| Rites held at the time of disposition of human remains with the body present |
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| Relating to a social organization |
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| One of the categories required to be itemized on the GPL involves the funeral home where death occurs to service and prep the deceased for transfer to another funeral home. |
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| An oration praising an individual, usually after death |
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| To accompany, as a leader of the procession or group; military accompanying a body following an active duty death. |
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| A commemorative inscription on a tomb or cemetery marker. |
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| American Board of Funeral Service |
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| Agency charged with developing curriculum & accreditation standards for funeral service education programs in the United States |
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| Originated as an ancient Hebrew practice: family and friends sit with the deceased as a precaution against premature burial; continued as an act of piety in the Middle Ages - aka, vigil for the dead |
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| Name given to the vehicle used by the undertaker to transport the necessary mortuary paraphernalia to the homes where funerals were typically held. Vehicles sometimes had an appearance to a hearse, but much less ornate. |
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| In the Jewish faith, a memorial service recited four times a year. |
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| The placing of remains in a crypt in a mausoleum. |
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| One who provided supplies and merchandise to funeral undertakers who were dealing directly with the public -- they filled the role of the middle man. |
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| In the Roman Catholic faith, a geographical grouping of Parishes under the jurisdinction of a bishop. |
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| In the Jewish faith, a eulogy or evolution of the deceased's life that is a part of the funeral service. |
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| Original term applied to those whose occupation included responsibility to organize and facilitate funeral services; used interchangeably for the term "funeral director" |
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| Type of ice chest placed over the torso to slow down the process of decomposition prior to the funeral. |
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| Historic term for the funeral ceremonies |
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| Jewish Sabbath; Christi begins at sundown Friday and ends at sundown on Saturday |
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