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CANOPY

A roof like structure projecting from the outside wall over the driveway allowing passengers to board and alight from vehicles without being directly exposed to the elements - sometimes construed as a portable canvas shelter used to cover the grave area during committal service.

CASH ADVANCE ITEMS

Goods and services furnished by a third party and paid for by the funeral director on your behalf.

CASKET

a rectangular funerary box used in the display and containment of deceased remains, either for burial or cremation, available in many variations;. The most common variety is split lid design, available in different guages of steel, with tailored interior lining options and various exterior embelishments. Models are advertised as sealing (protective) and non-sealing (traditional) by the funeral industry.

CASKET COACH

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 RACK

A device which allows caskets to be placed one on top of the other for display purposes.

CASKET VEIL

A silk or net transparent covering for the casket for the purpose of keeping flies and other insects from the remains.

CASKETING

Placing of the body in the casket upon completion of embalming, dressing and cosmetizing.

CATACOMB

a network of caves, grottos, or a subterranean place that is used for the burial of the dead, Originally used to describe  A Roman underground burial spot where Christians formerly indulged in symbolic cannibalism among the proscribed bodies of friends, relatives, and countrymen. Now used to name any underground burial ground with walking space. Famous examples are: the Catacombs of Rome and Paris, the Catacombs of Kom el Shuqafa, the Catacombs of Malta and Sacromonte, the Capuchin catacombs of Palermo, Italy, and the Peruvian Catacombs of Lima in Peru.

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

a tomb or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of persons whose remains are elsewhere, or the initial tomb for a person that has since been interred 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.

CHAMBER TOMBS

prehistoric places of interment, often for large communities, constructed of large stones and originally covered with an earthen mound

CHAPEL

A large room of the funeral home in which the farewell service is held.

CHASSE

(also referred to as a shrine or monstrance) is a container for holy relics. These may be the physical remains of saints, such as bones or shreds of clothing, or some object associated with the saints or other holy figures

CHURCH MONUMENTS

tomb-style chests inside a church or in a churchyard which are placed over the grave or burial vault; not considered tombs since they do not contain intered

COFFIN

a funerary box , used in the display and containment of deceased remains, designed in a manner in which the side dimensions taper towards the feet. A coffin may be buried in the ground directly, placed in a burial vault or cremated. Different cultures have regulations for the building standards and adornments.

COIMETROPHOBIA

the fear of cemeteries

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.

CONTAINER

A pressboard or fiberboard box the size of a casket usually used for immediate/direct cremations; alternative container.

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.

CORTEGE

The funeral procession

COSMETOLOGY

Utilization of cosmetics to restore life like appearance to the deceased.

COT

The stretcher-like carrier used to remove deceased persons from the place of death to the funeral home.

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