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ALGOR MORTIS
The cooling of the body immediately after death to room temperature and temporary stiffening of the muscles.
AMBULANCE
An automotive vehicle especially constructed and equipped to transport injured, sick or incapacitated persons.
APPRENTICE
The name generally applied to an individual learning the embalming and funeral directing procedure under the supervision of a licensee.
ARRANGEMENT ROOM
A room of the funeral home used to make the necessary funeral arrangements with the family of the deceased.
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BACKGROUND DRAPES
Decorative drapes (usually made of velour) arranged on a frame and placed behind the casket as a background.
BEREAVED
(N) The immediate family of the deceased. (V) suffering from grief upon the death of a loved one.
BURIAL
Placing of a dead body in an underground chamber earth burial- interment.
BURIAL CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT
A legal paper issued by the local government authorizing burial. The permit may authorize earth burial or cremation or removal to a distant point.
BURIAL GARMENTS
Wearing apparel made especially for human remains.
CASH ADVANCE
Payment made by us to a third party on behalf of the family. Examples: cemetery charges, airline charges, newspaper charges. This items are included in our billing for the convenience of the family. We make no additional charge for this service.
CASKET
A receptacle of wood, metal or plastic into which the human remains are placed for burial. Sometimes referred to as "coffin" or "burial case."
CASKETING
Placing of the body in the casket upon completion of embalming, dressing and cosmetizing.
CASKET COACH
Hearse: A motor coach designed and used for the conveyance of the casketed remains from the place the funeral service is conducted to the cemetery. Also known as a Funeral Coach.
CASKET PIECE
A floral arrangement designed to rest on top of the casket. Newer styles include a water reservoir, enabling them to be in place before the day of the funeral service.
CASKET RACK
A device which allows caskets to be placed one on top of the other for display purposes.
CATAFALQUE
A stand upon which the casketed remains rest while instate and during the funeral service.
CEMETERY
An area of ground set aside for burial or entombment of the deceased.
CENOTAPH
An empty tomb or monument erected in memory or a person buried elsewhere.
CERTIFIED DEATH CERTIFICATE
A legalized copy of the original certificate, issued upon request by the local government for the purpose of substantiating various claims by the family of the deceased such as insurance and other death benefits.
CHAPEL
A large room of the funeral home in which funeral or memorial rites are held.
CHURCH TRUCK
A collapsible, rolling, casket stand (catafalque) used for funerals.
COFFIN
A wedge shaped burial case, usually eight- sided.
COLUMBARIUM
A structure of vaults lined with recesses for urns containing cremated remains.
COMMITTAL SERVICE
The final portion of the funeral service at which time the deceased is interred or entombed.
CORONER
A public official and in some cases a constitutional officer whose duty it is to investigate the case of death if it appears to be from other than natural causes, or if there was no physician in attendance for a long time prior to death. In the state of Oklahoma, the coroner system has been replaced by a more centralized Medical Examiner system.
CORTEGE
The funeral procession to the place of burial or entombment.
COSMETOLOGY
Utilization of cosmetics to restore life like appearance to the deceased.
CREMATION
Reduction of the body to ashes by fire.
CREMATION PERMIT
A certificate issued by local government authorizing cremation of the deceased. The state fee for a cremation permit in Oklahoma is one hundred dollars. This charge can be paid as a cash advance through the funeral home.
CREMATORY
A facility housing retorts for reducing human remains to ash.
CRYPT
A vault or room used for keeping remains.
COT
The stretcher-like carrier used to remove the deceased from the place of death to the funeral home.
DEATH
Cessation of all vital functions without the capability of resuscitation.
DEATH CERTIFICATE
A legal paper signed by the attending physician showing the cause of death and other vital statistical data pertaining to the deceased.
DEATH NOTICE
That paragraph in the classified section of a newspaper publicizing the death of a person and giving those details of the funeral service the survivors wish to have published. Most such notices list the names of the relatives of the deceased.
DECEASED
(N) one in whom all physical life has ceased; (V) dead.
DISINTER
To remove the remains from the burial place; to dig up.
DISPLAY ROOM
That room in the funeral home in which caskets, Urns, burial garments and sometimes vaults are displayed.
DOOR BADGE
A floral spray placed on the door of a residence wherein death has occurred.
EMBALM
The process of preserving a dead body by means of circulating preservative and antiseptic through the veins and arteries.
EMBALMER
One who disinfects or preserves dead human bodies by the injection or external application of antiseptics, disinfectants or preservative fluids; prepares human bodies for transportation which are dead of contagious or infectious diseases; or uses derma surgery or plastic art for restoring mutilated features.
EMBALMING FLUID
Liquid chemicals used in preserving a dead body.
EMBALMING TABLE
An operating table usually constructed of metal with a porcelain surface upon which the remains are placed for embalming.
ETHICS
The moral code which guides the members of the profession in proper conduct of their duties and obligations.
EXHUME
To dig up the remains; to remove from the place of burial.
FAMILY CAR
Usually a limousine in the funeral procession set aside for the use of the immediate family.
FAMILY ROOM
A specially arranged room in the funeral home which affords the family privacy at the time of the funeral service.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (F.T.C.)
Government agency responsible for regulating trade practices of American businesses, including funeral service providers, on a national level.
FLOWER BASKET
An arrangement of cut flowers in a container of water saturated foam. This type of arrangement can remain attractive for several days and is usually delivered to the family after the funeral service. Some families donate these arrangement to the nursing home residents or church where the funeral service was held.
FLOWER CAR
Vehicle used to transport cut flowers and potted plants after the funeral service. Cut flowers are generally taken to the cemetery after the funeral service.
FLOWER RACKS AND STANDS
Wooden or metal stands and racks of varying heights used for displaying flowers around the casket.
FLOWER SPRAY
A floral arrangement using Styrofoam as a backing. These usually lack a source of water and are generally used to cover the grave after the committal service.
FINAL RITES
The funeral service.
FIRST CALL
The initial visit of the funeral director to the place of death for the purpose of removing the deceased and to secure certain information for which he has immediate need.
FUNERAL COACH
See Casket Coach.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
Funeral director's conference with the family for the purpose of completing financial and service details of a funeral.
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
A professional who prepares for the burial or other disposition of dead human bodies, supervises such burial or disposition, maintains a funeral establishment for such purposes, counsels with survivors. Synonym: mortician, undertaker.
FUNERAL HOME
A building used for the purpose of embalming, arranging and conducting funerals.
FUNERAL SERVICE
1) The profession which deals with the handling of dead human bodies; 2) The religious or other rites conducted immediately before final disposition of the dead human body.
GRAVE
An excavation in the earth for the purpose of burying the deceased .
GRAVE LINER
A receptacle made of concrete or metal, which is designed to support the weight of the earth over the casket. A grave liner does not have to seal against water but is intended to reduce settling of the grave through the years.
GRAVE (OR MEMORIAL) MARKER
A method of identifying the occupant of a particular grave. Permanent grave markers are usually of metal or stone, which gives such data as the name of the individual, date and place of birth, date and place of death.
HEARSE
Professional vehicle used to transport casketed remains to the funeral service and/ or place of burial.
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Friends or members of a religious, social or fraternal organization who act as an escort or honor guard for the deceased. Honorary pallbearers do not carry the casket.
IMMEDIATE DISPOSITION
Immediate disposition is the interment, entombment, or cremation of the remains without ceremonies. Immediate disposition usually includes transfer of the remains to the funeral home, filing of the necessary documents and transportation to the cemetery or the crematory, and merchandise as selected.
INQUEST
An official inquiry or examination usually before a jury to determine the case of death.
IN STATE
The custom of availing the deceased for viewing by relatives and friends prior to or after the funeral service.
INSTRUMENTS
The varied equipment required in the embalming operation.
INTER
To bury a dead body in the earth in a grave or tomb.
INURNMENT
The placing of the ashes of one cremated in an urn.
LEAD CAR
The vehicle in which the funeral director and sometimes the clergyman rides. When the procession is formed, the lead car moves to the head of it and leads the procession to the church and/or cemetery.
LICENSE
An authorization from the state granting permission to perform duties, which, without such permission, would be illegal.
LIMOUSINE
An automobile designed to seat five or more persons behind the driver's seat.
LOWERING DEVICE
A mechanism used for lowering the casket into the grave. Apparatus is placed over the open grave, which has two, or more straps, which support the casket over the opening. Upon release of the mechanism, the straps unwind from a cylinder and slowly lower the casket into the grave. This equipments reduces physical risk to those acting as pallbearers.
MAUSOLEUM
A public or private building especially designed to receive entombments. A permanent above ground resting place for the dead.
MEDICAL EXAMINER
A government official, usually appointed, who has a thorough medical knowledge and whose function is to perform an autopsy on bodies dead from violence, suicide, crime, etc., and to investigate circumstances of death.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
A religious service conducted in memory of the deceased without the remains being present.
MORGUE
A place to where bodies found dead are removed and exposed pending identification by relatives.
MORTICIAN
See funeral director.
MORTUARY
A synonym for funeral home a building specifically designed and constructed for caring for the dead.
MORTUARY SCIENCE
That part of the funeral service profession dealing with the proper preparation of the body for final disposition.
MOURNER
One who is present at the funeral out of affection or respect for the deceased.
NICHE
A hollowed space in a wall made especially (in this connotation) for placing of urns containing cremated remains.
OBITUARY
A notice of the death of a person, particularly a newspaper notice, containing a biographical sketch.
PALLBEARERS
Individuals whose duty is to carry the casket when necessary during funeral service. Pallbearers are usually close friends of the deceased. Family members may serve in this capacity at their discretion.
PALLBEARER CAR
Six passenger vehicle used by pallbearers in route to the funeral service and or place of burial
PLOT
A specific area of ground in a cemetery owned by a family or individual. A plot usually contains two or more graves.
POTTED PLANT
A plant rooted in a container of potting soil. Many family members maintain or transplant these tributes in memory of their loved one.
PREARRANGED FUNERAL
Funeral arrangements completed by an individual prior to his/her death.
PREARRANGED FUNERAL TRUST
A method by which an individual can pre-pay their funeral expenses.
PREPARATION ROOM
A room in a funeral home designed and equipped for preparing the deceased for final disposition,
PREPARATION TABLE
An operating table located in the preparation room upon which the body is placed for embalming and dressing.
PROCESSION
The vehicular movement of the funeral from the place where the funeral service was conducted to the cemetery. May also apply to a church funeral where the mourners follow the casket as it is brought into and taken out of the church. Auto drivers in the procession must obey all normal traffic regulations unless escorted by police.
PUTREFACTION
The decomposition of the body upon death, which causes discoloration and the formation of a foul smelling product.
REGISTER
A loose-leaf book signed by those attending visitation and or the funeral ceremony itself. Register books typically have space for entering other data such as name, dates of birth and death of the deceased, name of the officiating clergyman, place of interment, time and date of service, list of floral tributes, etc. The book we supply also includes a typed listing of floral tributes and photo pages, which we produce from digital photos of the funeral setting. Family information inside the book is hand lettered in calligraphy.
REMAINS
The deceased.
RESTORATIVE ART
Derma surgery: the process of restoring mutilated and distorted features by employing wax, creams, plaster, etc.
RETORT
Gas furnace used to reduce human remains to ash.
RIGOR MORTIS
Rigidity of the muscles, which occurs at death.
SERVICE FOLDERS
Paper leaflets provided to those attending the funeral, providing service and memorial information. Those we provide may include photos, special verses or other obituary information according to the family’s wishes.
STATE ROOM
A room within the funeral home used for visitation. The remains “lie in state”.
SURVIVOR
The persons outliving the deceased, particularly the immediate family.
TRADE EMBALMER
A licensed embalmer who is not employed by one specific funeral home, but does the embalming for several firms either on a salary or per case basis.
TRANSIT PERMIT
A legal paper issued by the local government authorizing removal of a body to a cemetery for interment. Some cities also require an additional permit if the deceased is to be cremated.
URN
A container into which cremated remains are placed, usually made of metal, wood or stone.
VAULT
A burial chamber underground or partly so. Also includes in meaning the outside metal or concrete protective casket container.
VIGIL
A Roman Catholic religious service held on the eve of the funeral service.
VISITATION
An opportunity for survivors and friends to view the deceased in private usually in
a special room within the funeral home.
WAKE
A watch kept over the deceased, sometimes lasting the entire night preceding the funeral.
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