Funeral Car advice please

Torry_Quine

Although it's the norm for the close family to go in the hearse it's not compulsory and if they feel it would help more in their own car then that's entirely up to them.
Las year when at a close family relative we did go in the hearse and the rest of the people and the coffin were in the chapel waiting for us. Walking in with eeryone watching with the front row left clear for us was difficult.

Errata

Crikey Torry - how big was the hearse:D

Torry_Quine

Errata wrote: »

Crikey Torry - how big was the hearse:D

Normal size, what else.

Errata

Normal size hearses normally have only enough space at the back for a coffin and a driver and passenger seat at the front.

paulineb_2

When my gran died a separate car took her coffin and the 3 of us were in another car provided by the company.

I dont think I could have managed a journey along with the coffin, much as I loved my gran, that would have been heartbreaking.

Janepig

paulineb wrote: »

When my gran died a separate car took her coffin and the 3 of us were in another car provided by the company.

I dont think I could have managed a journey along with the coffin, much as I loved my gran, that would have been heartbreaking.

That's what always happens. I've never known a family member go in the hearse. Funeral director and minister with the coffin in the hearse. Family in the funeral car behind.

Jx

Torry_Quine

I see where the confusion has come.

Here the family travel seperately to the funeral from the deceased who is taken to the church/crematorium to await the mourners. The family travel in the usual vehicle as stated by others and enter the church after being welcomed by the minister when everyone else is already there and the coffin is on display. I tend to use the term hearse for both types of vehicle.

Wouldn't like to be in a car following the hearse with the deceased or have to walk in followin the coffin.

Kitiara

Sorry .. slightly off original topic but sort of relevant:

Do people still close their curtains when a funeral is taking place on their street? I know it's an old fashioned mark of respect, and one my family have always done, but recently when visiting a friend, their next door but one neighbours funeral was that day and when I mentioned it, she had never heard of that custom / tradition.

~Beanie~

Kitiara wrote: »

Sorry .. slightly off original topic but sort of relevant:

Do people still close their curtains when a funeral is taking place on their street? I know it's an old fashioned mark of respect, and one my family have always done, but recently when visiting a friend, their next door but one neighbours funeral was that day and when I mentioned it, she had never heard of that custom / tradition.

I've never heard of that one either!

Torry_Quine

Kitiara wrote: »

Sorry .. slightly off original topic but sort of relevant:

Do people still close their curtains when a funeral is taking place on their street? I know it's an old fashioned mark of respect, and one my family have always done, but recently when visiting a friend, their next door but one neighbours funeral was that day and when I mentioned it, she had never heard of that custom / tradition.

I have heard of it but rarely see it these days.