History of Funeral Services Pt. 8 Exam Questions with Complete Solutions

Victorian Era - Answer- Dress and speech were formal and people's behavior was stiff and formal 19th Century Trends - Answer-Most deaths occurred at home or returned to home as soon as possible. In cities, the undertaker prepared the body on cooling boards or by embalming (catching on after Lincoln) family took care of laying the body out. Visitation and funeral often in the home Rural Area Funeral - Answer-Modest undertaker (ordered casket and helped place body) Family/neighbors prepared/washed body. Visitation/funeral in the home. clergy played the dominant role. City Funeral - Answer-Undertaker in charge and took care of all arrangements, laid the body out, notified the clergy and family (sent telegrams), and ordered casket. Visitation/funeral in home. Widow Dress - Answer-Wore black for a min of 1 year. After 2 years, she could return to normal clothing Widower Dress - Answer-Wore black for a max of one year Funeral Dress - Answer-Everyone wore black Door Badges - Answer-ribbons or crepes hung on the door of house where deceased lived. showed home was in mourning and indicated where the wake was. Door Badge Colors - Answer-Black-older White-young White w/rosettes and ribbons-young adult Dr. F. Julius LeMoyne - Answer-built first crematory in the US in 1876 in Washington, PA for himself and his friends. Late 19th Century - Answer--call for reform in the funeral industry due to protest of expensive funeral gifts. -country moving from an agrarian to industrial/manufacturing society. -Undertaker Associations more professional. - Answer-creation of many cremation societies