Funeral Directing and Funeral Service Management

cards of recognition sent to friends for kindness shown to a deceased's family

an altar attendant

the art  of making the public aware of the services or commodities that a business has for sale

a method od sealing a vault that utilizes the air pressure created by placing the dome of the vault onto the base of the vault

a transfer container consisting of a wooden tray with a cardboard covering for the casket

an elevated place or structure on which sacrifices are offered or at which religious rites are performed; in the Christian faith, a table on which the Eucharist or Holy Communion is offered

a non-metal receptacle or enclosure, w/o ornamentation or a fixed interior lining, designed for the encasement of human remains and which is made of cardboard, pressed wood, composition material, or pouches of canvas or other material (FTC definition)

the lining attached to the undersurface of the foot panel of the casket and/or a component part of the throw (overlay) which extends downward into the body of the of the casket

in Roman Catholic faith, the head of an archdiocese

that part of the casket handle that attaches the bar to the lug

the meeting bwtn the funeral director and the client family during which the funeral arrangements are discussed

an imitation grass made in mat form and used at the cemetery to cover the earth around the grave

the sum of a group of #s divided by the # of units

a single handle in which the lug, arm, and bar are combined in one unit

that part of the casket handle, attached to the lug or arm, which is grasped by the casket-bearer

molding along the lowermost edge of the body panels

the portion of the casket upon which the deceased human remains are placed

a method of price quotation showing separately the price of the service to be rendered and the price of the casket

in the Roman Catholic faith, the head of a diocese

that portion of the casket shell containing the top body molding, body panel, base molding, and casket bottom

material which drapes in the inside perimeter of the body of the casket

compose the sides and ends of the shell

a twilled, napped, woolen, or worsted fabric with a smooth lustrous face and dense texture; a fabric usually made of cotton, silk, or rayon woven in a plan or rib weave with a soft semi-gloss finished

a metal alloy consisting of 90% copper with tin and sometimes zinc comprising the other 10%

in the Roman Catholic faith, a man who is a member of a religious order w/o being ordained or while preening for ordination

relating to a social organization

bare metal is scratched with an abrasive material and then finished until a smooth high gloss is obtained

a legal document, issued by a government agency, authorizing transportation and/or disposition of a dead human body