shotsup 830 Posted June 12, 2018 I didn't with my own father but did twice since. This morning will be the third time. (I was just asked via text) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Filthy Fernadez 2,696 Posted June 12, 2018 I have. Try to line up with someone your own size on the other side of the casket. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,629 Posted June 12, 2018 Lost track the number of times. Depends on their funeral home. But these days, I assume bc lawsuits and whatnot, a lot of times it's really more ceremonial. The casket never leaves the Wheeled gurney underneath. Dude from the funeral home pushes or pulls. Everyone lines up on either side. Thank God I've never been asked to do the shoulder thing. My traps aren't built for that. I can barely wear a backpack for chrissake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dain11279 926 Posted June 12, 2018 2 or 3 times, focking blows. I'd rather get asked to be in a wedding. But not by much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745 Posted June 12, 2018 I have. Try to line up with someone your own size on the other side of the casket. This. I was a pallbearer for a high school friend of mind that died. I am 64. The guy across from me is maybe 55. Nickname was stumpy for a while. A steel casket is pretty heavy, and that height difference made it worse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drobeski 3,061 Posted June 12, 2018 My dad and my best friend Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 5,875 Posted June 12, 2018 Yes for all four of my grandparents within the past 10 years. Delivered two of the eulogies too. I still miss them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,540 Posted June 12, 2018 Yes. My mother My uncle My Grandmother (when my mother died at 48, it drove my grandmother insane, literally, then she lost another son a few years after he was 45) My step bro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patriotsfatboy1 1,432 Posted June 12, 2018 Yes, for several. Not sure that I remember all of them though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shotsup 830 Posted June 12, 2018 Damn 3 of my 4 grandparents died before I was 12. Don't even think I went to my remaining grandmothers funeral. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,629 Posted June 12, 2018 Damn 3 of my 4 grandparents died before I was 12. Don't even think I went to my remaining grandmothers funeral. Same here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,540 Posted June 12, 2018 Damn 3 of my 4 grandparents died before I was 12. Don't even think I went to my remaining grandmothers funeral. 3 of my grandparents are still alive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kilroy69 992 Posted June 12, 2018 I was one for the first time about 2 months ago. My best friend from high schools mom died. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,540 Posted June 12, 2018 Oh right. My best friends grandmother I was pall bearer for too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drizzay 643 Posted June 12, 2018 Yea, my buddy's dad. Knew him since I was 3. He also started, and was president, of the company I work for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmh6476 748 Posted June 12, 2018 Mostly grandparents, I think. Cousins of my dad did his, and friends of my brother did his. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 5,875 Posted June 12, 2018 Same here. Why would you go to shotsups grandmothers funeral? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old School 360 Posted June 12, 2018 Ive done it. Somber experience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sho Nuff 719 Posted June 12, 2018 For mom, 2 grandmothers and a grandfather. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,992 Posted June 12, 2018 4 times, each were really hard. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,629 Posted June 12, 2018 Why would you go to shotsups grandmothers funeral? She may not have had any teeth. But damn, that was the best piece of gum I ever had. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,629 Posted June 12, 2018 4 times, each were really hard. Well yeah, they tend to stiffen up when they die. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,629 Posted June 12, 2018 Don't know why, but they made us do a little procession thingy to bring my brother's ashes up to the altar. Looked like I was bringing the priest a freaking humidor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5-Points 2,715 Posted June 12, 2018 Several times. I have a pretty big extended family. My Aunt has told me that when it comes to pallbearers, I'm always the first choice. It's not something you like to do but it is an honor to carry someone to their final resting place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vuduchile 1,940 Posted June 12, 2018 My grandma. Those white gloves are the slipperiest god damned things ever invented and we had to use em to lift and carry a luxe coffin with polished chrome handles. Great planning there funeral guy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tubby_mcgee 685 Posted June 12, 2018 This morning will be the third time. (I was just asked via text) 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?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shotsup 830 Posted June 12, 2018 Yes. And done. I need a nap Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tubby_mcgee 685 Posted June 12, 2018 Yes. And done. I need a nap Like didn't they have a program made where the pall bearers were listed and what not? Wouldn't they need that ahead of time? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patriotsfatboy1 1,432 Posted June 12, 2018 Like didn't they have a program made where the pall bearers were listed and what not? Wouldn't they need that ahead of time? I don't know that I have seen a program for a funeral where they listed the pallbearers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,629 Posted June 12, 2018 I don't know that I have seen a program for a funeral where they listed the pallbearers. Me neither. Been to some where they're looking for guys right there in the vestibule. It's no biggie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanatastic 2,061 Posted June 12, 2018 Ohh yeeeees! Oh yeaaaass! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tubby_mcgee 685 Posted June 12, 2018 I don't know that I have seen a program for a funeral where they listed the pallbearers. Really? Its on every funeral program thingy I have ever been to. I've probably been to 10 funerals in my life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tubby_mcgee 685 Posted June 12, 2018 Me neither. Been to some where they're looking for guys right there in the vestibule. It's no biggie. See...now that's where the t-shirts would come in. You could offer them a 'pall bearer' t-shirt if they take part. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Djgb13 2,338 Posted June 12, 2018 My grandpa on my dads side. I have only seen my dad cry twice in my life. Both times haunt me to this day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vikings4ever 496 Posted June 12, 2018 Once, my maternal grandmother. Didn't find out I was one until I was at the funeral. No other problems, as literally every guy on that side of the family is 6' - 6'4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GobbleDog 815 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. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Djgb13 2,338 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. How do you get the body from the church to the hearse and then from the hearse to the grave site? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GobbleDog 815 Posted June 12, 2018 How do you get the body from the church to the hearse and then from the hearse to the grave site?Pay the funeral dude to wheel them around I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Djgb13 2,338 Posted June 12, 2018 Pay the funeral dude to wheel them around I guess. Eh Im from the south too but we always have people carry the body. Kind of a respect thing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
