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Funeral Services
Funeral Services
A Funeral service incorporates many rituals, traditions, and memorials of your loved one in order to recognize and honor that they are no longer with us. Through Visitation, and Funeral/Memorial Services, we recognize the death, share who they were, what they meant to us, and support one another as we all transition to a life without them.
At Moore Family Funeral Homes, we do not want to be the gatekeeper to how you remember your loved one and would love to discuss any idea you have to honor your loved one.
There are many steps that go into a funeral service, each of which we will go into detail below.
Step 1: Visitation
Also known as a Wake or Calling Hours
The friends and family of your loved one will want to give their condolences and share stories, no matter what you're doing or where you are. Visitation is time set aside for family and friends to gather together to say goodbye, while being in the comfort of those closest to them. Generally, this is a very gentle time with no set rules or schedule, with people gathering at the funeral home as if it were a reunion. We personalize the visitation to be as unique as your loved one, some options for personalization are discussed below.
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Photos and Albums
Poster boards with photo collages can be placed on easels for display.
Flat screen TV monitors can be used to display pictures or a slideshow.
The lid of an open casket can be used as a pin board to display photos.
Photographs can be printed in the memorial folders, registry book or on urns.
We have designed each of our funeral homes with many areas to display photos and memorabilia.
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Music
Live or pre-recorded music can be relaxing and comforting to those who have come to the visitation. Some other ways music can be used, is to record a CD with the deceased’s favorite songs or songs that he or she wrote or to have musically inclined family or friends perform at the funeral service.
We utlizie Apple Music and Spotify to create and share playlists for the visitation.
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Readings of Literature
Passages from the deceased’s favorite books or poems that capture the essence of their life help create a service infused with wisdom and words to remember. You can also invite friends and family members to read passages or poems of their choice or write their own pieces to share.
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Artwork
Artwork of the deceased or art created in tribute is a beautiful addition to a service. Sculptures, a slideshow of drawings or displaying artwork throughout the funeral home helps people learn more about a life that was cherished.
Even taking the time to decorate what your loved one laid to rest in can have a profound positive impact and create memories that last an eternity.
Step 2: Funeral or Memorial Service
This step incorporates a formal sit down, sharing, and reflection of your loved one. These typically overlap with a lot of the same memorials and personalization's as the visitation.
We use some interchangeable terms in reference to this service, but no matter what there is a set schedule with speakers, music, and videos that are shared one at a time with everyone in attendance reflecting on each part.
These services can be held in our chapel, a church, backyards, parks, or any other venue or area the family chooses. We work with our families to design a service that honors their loved one with stories, music, or scripture. We also have life celebrants that lead services where clergy may not be chosen. Our celebrants are trained in creating experiences that help start the healing process.
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Common Terms for Funeral Service
ButtonFuneral Service - A service before burial or cremation.
Memorial Service: A service after burial or cremation.
Celebration of Life: A service that tries to honor your loved one's life rather than acknowledge and process their death. Typically, they are more joyful with many more stories shared that express who they were.
Step 3: Graveside and Committal Service
The last step in a funeral service is the committal of the body back to the earth, typically done at a graveside or location where the remains are to be forever. This is our final goodbye to your loved one and solidifies a meeting place you may go to visit them in the future. These can be as large or as small and intimate as you want, with final rituals and traditions being performed per the families wishes.
Typically, as people are leaving, guests will take a flower from the arrangements present as a keepsake for them.
