Funeral Service Planning

        

Miller Funeral Services and Cremation Society of Texas, a family owned and operated funeral home since 1947, offers several types of funeral services.  Before you select a funeral service it may help to think why we have funerals.  The funeral helps us deal with the reality that a loved one has died.  The funeral service provides a time and place to remember and talk about the life of a loved one.  The funeral service is an appropriate time to say goodbye which is important in beginning the healing process.

The Traditional Funeral Service is when your loved one is present.  The night before the funeral, a visitation would occur at Miller Funeral Services and Cremation Society of Texas generally with the casket open.  The funeral service is normally the following day either in the chapel of Miller Funeral Services and Cremation Society of Texas or in a church chosen by the family.  A funeral service consists of scripture reading, prayers, eulogy, sermon and music.  After the funeral service there is a procession to the cemetery to have a committal service. A Committal Service is a brief service at the gravesite prior to the burial.  This is where family and friends say their final goodbyes by placing flowers or sometimes sand on the casket.  After the committal service, there is often a reception to follow at the church or the family’s home which concludes the services.

The Graveside Service is when your loved one’s funeral is held at the cemetery gravesite.  No visitation or other services are held the day before.  The casket may be briefly opened and closed prior to the beginning of the funeral.  The funeral service typically includes scripture readings, eulogy and music.  After the graveside service there is often a reception to follow at the family’s home.

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