Putting the Fun in FuneralSome deaths come suddenly or too soon and can really hit hard, others seem to be a blessed relief. Similarly, some funerals can be deeply upsetting and sad, others can make you want to hug the world.
Mmm, don't want to bring you down or anything, but tell us your funeral stories...
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chthonic, Thu 11 May 2006, 9:31)
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My grandmother's funeralwas this past november. I learned things I never knew about her. Apparently, the pastor did not know very much about her, so he just made things up. He called her by the names that people would know her by, which was a nice touch until he called her by a name I am sure nobody had ever called her by. We could barely contain ourselves every time he referred to her as that in the rest of the service.
There were also the usual stories of her at a young age, but the thing that made my whole family give funny looks was when during the eulogy from the pastor, when he said how much my grandmother enjoyed watching one of the local sports teams play on television. I don't believe my grandmother had ever watched any sporting event besides golf, and our whole family started looking around at each other with confused looks.
Otherwise it was a nice service, but if you are going to have someone speak at the service, make sure they actually knew the deceased.
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Or is it?, Thu 11 May 2006, 20:15,
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