5-Points 2,715 Posted June 12, 2018 Is this a Yankee thing or a Catholic thing? I've never done it and never seen it done other than on tv. Southern protestants don't carry caskets. I'm neither Yankee nor Catholic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
supermike80 1,284 Posted June 12, 2018 Father, Grandfather, Grandmother, Uncle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745 Posted June 13, 2018 You were "just" asked...via text this a.m, before the funeral? As in hardly any notice? Them: "What ya up to?" You: not much, why? Them: Joe died on Friday. Wanna be Pallbearer today at his funeral? On a side note a buddy of mine said that at his funeral, he is requesting that the the pallbearers all wear white t-shirts with the word "Pallbearer" in black letters on both sides of the t-shirt to the funeral so that people will wonder "wtf is going on?! Why are people wearing those shirts?" When I did it, they just asked four of us as the hearse pulled up. Had no idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
penultimatestraw 473 Posted June 13, 2018 Is this a Yankee thing or a Catholic thing? I've never done it and never seen it done other than on tv. Southern protestants don't carry caskets. On a related note, why go through the expense of a casket/burial in the first place? Cremation and scattered ashes is the way to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnD. 22 Posted June 13, 2018 I've done it 6 times that I can remember. 3 Grandparents, 2 Uncles and my Sister in Law. I remember doing it when I was early teens and thinking how terribly heavy it was and hoping that I never have to do it again. Now I have no issue with it as I see it as a sign of respect that I was chosen to carry someone to their final resting place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baker Boy 1,475 Posted June 19, 2018 Man serving as pallbearer crushed to death by mother's falling coffin http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/06/19/man-serving-as-pallbearer-crushed-to-death-by-mothers-falling-coffin.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 5,157 Posted June 19, 2018 On a related note, why go through the expense of a casket/burial in the first place? Cremation and scattered ashes is the way to go. The idea of a final resting physical location, be it a casket or cremation, is mostly for family to visit IMO. You have such a postmodernist approach to life, it's sad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
