Memorial Service
MEMORIAL SERVICE
A
memorial service is a service without the body present and can vary in
ceremony and procedures according to the community and religious
affiliations. Some families prefer public visitations followed by a
private or graveside service with a memorial service later at the
church or funeral home.
Because the body is not present at the
memorial, disposition may take place either before or after the
service. You can hold a memorial service instead of a funeral, or in
addition to it. For instance, you might have a funeral in the town
where the person lived and died, and a memorial service later in the
town where he/she grew up.
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