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A funeral procession in the Philippines, 2009. During the Pre-Hispanic period the early Filipinos believed in a concept of life after death. This belief, which stemmed from indigenous ancestral veneration and was strengthened by strong family and community relations within tribes, prompted the Filipinos to create burial customs to honor the dead through prayers and rituals.
Service Corporation International is an American provider of funeral goods and services as well as cemetery property and services. It is headquartered in Neartown, Houston, Texas, and operates secondary corporate offices in Jefferson, Louisiana (near New Orleans). [5] [6] SCI operates more than 1500 funeral homes and 400 cemeteries.
Funeral homes arrange services in accordance with the wishes of surviving friends and family, whether immediate next of kin or an executor so named in a legal will. The funeral home often takes care of the necessary paperwork, permits, and other details, such as making arrangements with the cemetery, and providing obituaries to the news media.
Coordinates: 34.25899°N 118.82043°W. Death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan's remains lie in state in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol. Date. June 9–11, 2004 (state funeral) June 5–July 3, 2004 (mourning period) Location. Capitol Rotunda, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Chinese funeral rituals comprise a set of traditions broadly associated with Chinese folk religion, with different rites depending on the age of the deceased, the cause of death, the deceased's marital and social statuses. [1] Different rituals are carried out in different parts of China, many contemporary Chinese people carry out funerals ...
The Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff, New Jersey handled the funeral arrangements for President Nixon, just as they did for his late wife. U.S. President Bill Clinton announced Nixon's death in the White House Rose Garden and proclaimed a national day of mourning five days later. Clinton stated that Nixon was "a statesman who sought to ...
James F. White. James F. " Jim " White Sr. (born May 13, 1935) was an American funeral director and politician. From Farmington, Minnesota, White graduated from Lakeville High School in 1953. He went to College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University. White then received his bachelor's degree in mortuary science from the University of ...
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