Sometimes it is better for the family to stay until the grave is covered. When my brother-in-law died in 1982, there was a good rain the day before he was to be buried. When some of the cousins and nephews, who were pallbearers started to lower the casket, they noticed that water was inside the vault. So., they made the funeral home remove the vault and empty it and blow dried it. We all stayed to see that it was done and was done properly. > [Original Message] > From: <Verbowman51@wmconnect.com> > To: <KYBREATH-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 4/6/04 8:38:15 PM > Subject: Re: [KYBREATH-L] Preachin on the Ground > > You can still be at the gravesite while it's covered. My brother in law > passed away in 2000 and the whole family stayed and some of them covered the grave > themselves. He's buried in a family cemetery. Ruth Bowman > > > ==== KYBREATH Mailing List ==== > Help build the Breathitt County KyGenWeb site. Submit information for posting to the site. Contact Jeanette Shouse at library@tgtel.com