Pay Your Last Respect On The Go.

There was one in Detroit back when we lived there in the 1970's. We drove by one day just to see what it looked like. Also saw a drive-through wedding chapel in Vegas. The way the medical situation is getting, same-day surgeries will be replaced by drive-through surgery centers in the near future. "Just stretch out in the back seat, Ms. Jujube. Please stop at the first window to speak to the billing clerk, the anesthesiologist will be at the second window, and the doctor will meet you under the portico. Please be sure to have your parking ticket validated. "
 
Well, I don't have too much of an opinion either way about 'drive thru viewings' ... Been to too many funerals that amount to a "really big shoo" (as Ed Sullivan always said) ... with a lot of overpriced everything all over the place...
 

I have no objections if that's what the family wants and thats what people want to do. As for the custom of paying respects to a corpse.. It's not for the corpse... it's for the family. It's a closure thing. I know it's not the usual custom in the UK, but it is here.
 
I don't do funerals these days as I don't see the point. The last one I attended was in 2005 when my father fell off his twig. I didn't bother to attend my mother's last year. I paid for my kids to fly over to my home island as they wanted to go, but I didn't as I had no feelings apart from relief that she had died!
 
The way I have my funeral set up is there will be no viewing,cremated,immediate family only at the burial site. Coupons will be giving for free pizza and drinks.
 
Justme said:
I can't see the point of paying 'respects' to a corpse, it isn't around to respond!:rolleyes:
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When I lived in the South of France...there was always a ''viewing''..basically an open coffin, and you were expected to kiss the deceased!!
 
Twixie said:
When I lived in the South of France...there was always a ''viewing''..basically an open coffin, and you were expected to kiss the deceased!!
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I know a lot of people that kiss the corpse in the U.S. today,to each his/her own I guess but to me its sickening.
 
It's a closure thing. I know it's not the usual custom in the UK, but it is here.


Yes it is done in the U.K.
 
It isn't usual for people to kiss corpses in their coffins in the UK, as they are normally closed when the body is put in it. I had no wish to see my father's corpse when he died, nor would I wish to see that of any other close relative. I prefer to remember as they were in life.

There is an old man who lives just down the road from us, whose wife died about three years ago. He goes to visit her grave 3 times a day, every day! The graveyard is about 6 miles from here. I think that is so very sad. His children aren't happy that he feels the need to do this.
 
Justme said:
It isn't usual for people to kiss corpses in their coffins in the UK, as they are normally closed when the body is put in it. I had no wish to see my father's corpse when he died, nor would I wish to see that of any other close relative. I prefer to remember as they were in life.

There is an old man who lives just down the road from us, whose wife died about three years ago. He goes to visit her grave 3 times a day, every day! The graveyard is about 6 miles from here. I think that is so very sad. His children aren't happy that he feels the need to do this.
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Where on earth do you get that idea from, of course it is done in the U.K. and the lid isn't closed as soon as the deceased is put in for that very purpose of family and friends wanting to say goodbye.
 
It's a choice thing. You can have an 'open' coffin here at the funeral, but it is true that most funerals that I have been to have been 'closed' coffins. It's up to the immediate family to make a choice.

As to 'drive thru' well, this does seem bizarre.On the go?:eek:nthego:
 
I have never seen or heard of an open coffin funeral, but I have been to a funeral parlour to say goodbye and obviously the coffin is open at that time.
 
Wait to people see what I am wearing! I have prepaid funeral with the coffin picked out and my attire bought and stored at the funeral home. A hoodie, fleece lounging pants and socks will do it with some fresh underwear. No suit, tie and polished shoes as tradition calls for...
 
Our family tradition is to be cremated, dressed in a new nightie or pajamas. The casket is closed.
No-one sees the body because we don't consider that the person remains there after death.

We do give a lot of consideration to the funeral service, especially the manner in which the deceased's life will be honoured.
 
I have told my kids that the only thing I want is a recording of Celebration Time playing as I have gone to my reward as my mother put it...
 
Ralphy1 said:
Wait to people see what I am wearing! I have prepaid funeral with the coffin picked out and my attire bought and stored at the funeral home. A hoodie, fleece lounging pants and socks will do it with some fresh underwear. No suit, tie and polished shoes as tradition calls for...
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Why do you need fresh underwear ?
 
Dame Warrigal said:
Our family tradition is to be cremated, dressed in a new nightie or pajamas. The casket is closed.
No-one sees the body because we don't consider that the person remains there after death.

We do give a lot of consideration to the funeral service, especially the manner in which the deceased's life will be honoured.
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No clothes for me, I came into this world naked and thats the way Im leaving it.(cremated)
 

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