• HELPS CONFIRM THE REALITY AND FINALITY OF DEATH…
  
  
• PROVIDES A CLIMATE FOR MOURNING AND EXPRESSION OF GRIEF…
  
  
• ALLOWS THE SORROWS OF ONE TO BECOME THE SORROWS OF MANY…
  
  
• IS ONE OF THE FEW TIMES LOVE IS GIVEN AND NOT EXPECTED IN RETURN…
  
  
• IS A VEHICLE FOR THE COMMUNITY TO PAY ITS RESPECTS…
  
  
• ENCOURAGES THE AFFIRMATION OF A RELIGIOUS FAITH…
  
  
• IS A CELEBRATION OF A LIFE THAT HAS BEEN LIVED WELL…
  
  
• IS A SOCIOLOGICAL STATEMENT THAT A DEATH HAS OCCURRED…