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Gary Toy
B: 1941-06-01
D: 2023-03-17
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Toy, Gary
Jason Wright
B: 1971-12-13
D: 2023-03-17
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Wright, Jason
Earl Manley
B: 1948-01-10
D: 2023-03-17
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Manley, Earl
Helen Pate
B: 1945-12-27
D: 2023-03-14
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Pate, Helen
Judith Schneider
B: 1942-07-27
D: 2023-03-12
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Schneider, Judith
Marlin Legault
B: 1930-08-14
D: 2023-03-12
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Legault, Marlin
Sheri Cogan
B: 1955-06-04
D: 2023-02-21
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Cogan, Sheri
Sara Slaughter
B: 1930-03-09
D: 2023-02-17
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Slaughter, Sara
Maria Vroman
B: 1952-05-05
D: 2023-02-16
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Vroman, Maria
Elverda Rowe
B: 1943-03-27
D: 2023-02-11
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Rowe, Elverda
Jacqueline Kamphefner
B: 1948-09-17
D: 2023-02-07
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Kamphefner, Jacqueline
Herbert Westmoreland
B: 1938-12-27
D: 2023-01-31
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Westmoreland, Herbert
Jose Serrato Baeza
B: 1944-01-01
D: 2023-01-30
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Serrato Baeza, Jose
Fred Thomas
B: 1939-02-07
D: 2023-01-27
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Thomas, Fred
Joan Farren
B: 1949-02-03
D: 2023-01-11
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Farren, Joan
Frank Innis
B: 1941-12-10
D: 2023-01-02
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Innis, Frank
Carl Phillips
B: 1980-02-08
D: 2023-01-02
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Phillips, Carl
Ruth Myers
B: 1935-02-19
D: 2022-12-30
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Myers, Ruth
Steven Darby
B: 1963-07-28
D: 2022-12-27
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Darby, Steven
Neva Hull
B: 1937-12-31
D: 2022-12-23
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Hull, Neva
Gregory Fee
B: 1954-01-13
D: 2022-12-22
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Fee, Gregory

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PO Box 1094
PLATTE CITY, MO 64079
Phone: 816.858.2129
Fax: 816.858.2347

Traditional Funeral Services

The Basics of Traditional Funeral Services

Traditional funeral services include:

  • Visitation: This is often called a viewing or a wake. Guests come to pay their respects to the deceased by viewing their casketed body and spending time with the grieving family. A visitation can occur at any time before the funeral service.
  • Funeral Service: This event commonly takes place at the funeral home, a church, or at the graveside. It can include music, the reading of literary or religious passages, a eulogy, prayer, and the singing of hymns.
  • Committal Service: If the family plans to bury the deceased, this stage involves the vehicle procession to the cemetery.
  • Funeral Reception: Many choose to host this post-service gathering (or repast) at a reception hall. This is considered a time to share memories, laughter, and support.

A funeral service, whether traditional or more modern (memorial service or celebration-of-life), has two functions: to acknowledge the death and lifetime achievements of an individual and to bring grieving family members and friends together in support of one another during this difficult time.

If you are interested in making funeral arrangements for a loved one, we invite you to call us at 816.858.2129 to begin.

Online Sources:

Rostad, Curtis, "The Basics of Funeral Service", Indiana Funeral Directors Association, 2014