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It can mean almost anything, although it really should mean that a very specific casket is offered by the funeral home. One should expect the funeral home to offer either the type of casket chosen for the funeral of President Kennedy or its modern successor model. JFK was buried in a solid mahogany casket design # 710, manufactured by the Marsellus casket company of Syracuse, NY, which was known at the time as the most prestigious maker of hardwood caskets in the US.
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What is the difference between dirge and dirge?
An elegy is a poem meant for a funeral, it is a sad poetry about the deceased and is usually saved for the viewing or funeral. A dirge is funeral music, the type of music that would be played during the funeral or while the casket is being carried to the burial site.
Were did they get John F. Kennedy's casket from?
With respect to your question concerning the issue of an open casket funeral (or lack thereof)for President Kennedy: In his excellent book, "The Death of a President" (one of the few books concerning President Kennedy written with the full cooperation of the Kennedy family), author William Manchester clarifies the issue of the open casket/closed casket issue and the decisions behind it: According to the book, neither Mrs. Kennedy nor Robert Kennedy were enthusiastic about an open casket funeral, but were cognizant of the fact that state funeral protocol often favored an open casket viewing so they went ahead and viewed the body in The White House to decide the issue once and for all. When the coffin was opened, they saw that the President's remains were certainly presentable for public viewing (his injuries in Dallas had not marred or disfigured his face in any way) but, as is often the case with remains prepared for open casket viewing, extensive cosmetics were used on the Presidents' face by the funeral directors which resulted in a made-up, somewhat artificial, unnatural appearance. It was decided by Mrs. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy after viewing the body that this heavy use of make-up was uncharacteristic of President Kennedy and that they would prefer that the public remember him in as he was in life, so they decreed that the coffin would remained closed during the funeral (a decision that many grieving families make and certainly not without precedent as far as a President is concerned; indeed, President Franklin Roosevelt also had a closed casket state funeral).
At a funeral why do they sometimes lower the coffin during the ceremony but other times do it after everyone has left Is this a religious preference or what?
i tdepends on the local custom, sometimes it is better for the family not to see the casket being lowered into the gravesite, and some families want to see the casket into the gravesite for closure
Was John F. Kennedy buried at sea?
No, he was buried at the Arlington national cemetery in 1963. On a related note: JFK was transported from Dallas (after his death) to the capitol in a casket purchased from Elgin Casket Company in Dallas. The casket was only used for his transport and was not the final casket selected for his burial. In 1966 the transport casket was disposed of in the Atlantic ocean (empty with nothing in it). This was done to discourage its use as a tourist attraction since it served no other purpose and was not considered part of the evidence in his assassination. JFK had previously discussed possibly being buried at sea, and the choice to dispose of the empty transport casket in a mock 'burial at sea' was a nod to his interest in the custom. The decision to bury JFK in a national cemetery was to give family and the public a place to pay their respects at his grave. Coincidentally; John F Kennedy Jr was buried at sea (in 1999) relatively close to the location where his fathers empty transport casket was dropped into the ocean.
How does a person get an irrevocable funeral trust?
Setting up an Irrevocable Funeral Trust Final Expense plan can now be done by attorneys, financial planners, insurance agents and funeral consultants. With the funeral trust being offered by the attorney, financial planner, insurance agent or funeral consultant, the senior doesn't have to go to the funeral home. In the comfort of their own homes, they can sign an irrevocable funeral trust that is funded with a single payment life policy.
When was The Funeral of Being created?
The Funeral of Being was created on 2003-10-21.
How much do funeral services usually cost?
For some reason, the most recent data I can find is from 1999, and I'm sure it's gone up since then. However, the average funeral costs nearly $6,000. This does not include the purchase price for a burial plot and headstone.
How did the Undertaker survive being burned by Randy Orton in the casket match?
He survived cuz the casket is FIRE PROOF!!!Answerthe casket got chopped up so the fire got inside too but there's this thing called a trap door and what it does is it is hidden in the floor and when the casket is over it, the undertaker can sneak out... that's why you don't see the wheels of the casket...
Why nstp being offered?
the nstp is being offered is the one of goal
Is the Marsellus often misspelled Marcellus casket company of Syracuse still in business?
No, the Marsellus Casket Company closed its factories in 2003 after being 130 years in business.
How much does this casket cost?
Prices vary from country to country. In the United States, the cheapest wooden caskets (like cloth covered particle board coffins) start at prices around $ 500. Cardboard caskets are even cheaper. The most expensive wooden casket is currently (in 2014) Batesville's (Marsellus) "Masterpiece" solid African Mahogany casket with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $ 38,000, but offered by Online casket retailers already at prices around $ 16,000 (plus 2,000 for an optional carved top). Metal casket prices start around $ 700 for unsealed 20 gauge steel caskets (Online casket retailers), sealed metal caskets being somewhat more expensive. Sheet copper and bronze caskets are available from § 2,000 (Online casket retailers). The most expensive casket on the market is currently a 1,100 lbs heavy cast bronze Pharaoh Sarcophagus manufactured by the York-Matthews Company, offered at a manufacturer's suggested list price of $ 270,000, but sold by discount casket retailers already at a "bargain" price of $ 160,000. The casket prices charged by funeral homes are often considerably higher than those of Online casket retailers.
What was the former Elgin metal casket company of Elgin Ill renown for?
The Elgin Metal Casket company of Elgin, IL was renown as one of the largest manufacturers of quality metal coffins and as a company which provided the caskets for two American presidents. Already in 1933, Elgin caskets were regarded as being of such a high quality that an Elgin casket was chosen for the funeral of President Coolidge. He was buried in a polished solid bronze casket of the company: the round corner design had separately hinged caps and was equipped inside with a hermetically sealed full length oval plate glass lid. Then, in 1963, Elgin provided the casket in which President Kennedy was taken from Dallas to Washington, DC: his Elgin "Handley" model was a double lid sealer casket (without inner glass lid) weighing more than 300 lbs empty. The exterior had a "Britannia" (that is: partially brushed or "scratched") finish with a transparent amber (reddish) tint and a clear lacquer over it. The interior consisted of an adjustable inner mattress and a white velvet and satin lining. The casket certainly would have been used for Kennedy's burial, had it not been damaged during the loading / unloading process by the Secret Service people who unintentionally tore off the ornamental attachments of the swing bar handles. For that reason, the Elgin casket was replaced with a new casket (a Marsellus solid mahogany model), in which Kennedy was buried. Eventually ,his original Elgin casket was dumped in the Atlantic ocean by the Air Force in 1966 in order to prevent it from becoming an object of morbid curiosity. The successor to Kennedy's "Handley" model is still in production. A few years after President Kennedy's death, the Elgin Company changed the flaring round corner design of the original "Handley" somewhat by giving the casket a more pronounced urn shape. After the Elgin company had been bought by the renown mattress producer Simmons in 1968, the "Handley" was replaced by the "Winchester" model, which differed from its predecessor mainly by some embossed ornaments. This casket is still manufactured today by VerPlank Enterprises of Iron City, TN and can be seen in the Online Catalog of that Company. Other original Elgin designs have survived the end of the company as well, for example the thermo deposited "Citadel", a 48 oz bronze double lid design, which is manufactured currently by the York-Matthew company under the name "Marquis". Elgin was a very innovative company which came up with several patents. Since 1974 Elgin possessed a registered trade mark and pictured logo featuring a helmet as part of a knight's armor. The roots of the Elgin Metal casket company can be traced back to the Elgin Silver Plate Company, a casket hardware producer which was founded in Elgin, IL around the year 1892. Its products were so convincing in quality and price that already in 1899 the factory size had to be doubled; soon the production line was expanded to zinc casket liners. In 1926, the Elgin Silver Plate Company was acquired by the Western Casket Hardware Company (founded in 1903). Around 1928, the company's production line was expanded to metal caskets, which more and more became the main product of the firm. For that reason, the company's name was changed to Elgin Metal Casket Company. After the Second World War, Elgin concentrated on manufacturing metal casket shells which it distributed through a jobber organization known as Elgin Associates; these jobbers completed the casket shells with handles and / or interiors in accordance with the orders of the local funeral directors. One really wonders why such a big company with renown quality products hasn't survived. The downfall of the company probably began when it was acquired by companies not related to the funeral industry (mattress producer Simmons in 1968 and oil giant Gulf & Western in 1974). The loss of its experienced team of some 200 craftsmen caused by the move of the complete manufacturing plant from Elgin, IL. to Indiana in 1982, seems to have been the final blow for the famous casket manufacturer, which closed down in the 1980s and which should not be mixed up with the modern "Star of Texas Casket Company", a manufacturer of fine hardwood caskets and wooden urns located in Elgin, Texas.
