Value of the Funeral

The Value of the Funeral:

• Acknowledge that a life has been lived.
  
• Allows mourners to remember and honor their loved one in a special way.
  
• Serves as a central gathering place for family and friends to give emotional and physical support to one another.
  
• Provides closure for the bereaved.
  
• Initiates the grieving process.
  
• Confirms the reality and finality of the death.
  
• Encourages mourners to facet the pain of their loss and express their thoughts and feelings.
  
• Helps survivors to better cope with their grief and enables them to move forward with their lives.