How to Pick the Right People to Be Pallbearers at a Funeral
Tukios Websites • June 17, 2019
Funeral homes in Alamo, TX
can help you plan out just about every aspect of a funeral service for a loved one. They can make arrangements for a viewing, have your loved one’s body transported to a church, and even guide you as you make your way to a cemetery for a burial. But there are certain decisions that you’ll have to make on your own throughout the process of planning a funeral. Picking pallbearers is one of them.
Pallbearers play a very important role in a funeral. They’re responsible for picking up a casket and transporting it from one place to another. They’ll often take it from a funeral home to a hearse, from a hearse into a church, and then from a church back out to a hearse so that the casket can be taken to a cemetery. You need to make sure you choose the right people for the job. Check out how to do it below. Decide how many pallbearers you need.
You should wait until after you choose a casket for your loved one’s funeral to pick out pallbearers. That’s because some caskets have six handles on them while others have eight. You should use the number of handles to determine how many pallbearers you’ll actually need. You should also use the size and weight of the casket to make a final determination. Try not to choose immediate family members.
There are some immediate family members who don’t mind serving as pallbearers at a funeral for a close relative. But there are others who would prefer not to serve as a pallbearer at a funeral for a parent, a sibling, or another family member. Try to steer clear of asking them if you can avoid it. Ideally, pallbearers should be those who are closely connected to your family but not too connected to it. You don’t want anyone who could potentially break down and get too emotional while carrying your loved one’s casket. Look for people who are physically fit enough to lift a casket.
If a person is going to be successful as a pallbearer, they’re going to need to be physically fit. That means that you probably don’t want to choose anyone who is on the younger or older side. You can consider naming them “honorary” pallbearers, but you don’t want them to be in the mix when it comes to moving a casket around. Instead, find strong pallbearers who are up for the challenge of getting a casket to wherever it needs to be during Alamo, TX funeral services. Consider both men and women for pallbearer positions.
When you see pallbearers in movies and on TV, they’re almost always men. But that doesn’t mean that you have to select six or eight men to serve as pallbearers! You’re more than welcome to work several women into your group of pallbearers. You can even have all women if you want. Don’t feel like you need to limit your selections to just men.
At McCaleb Funeral Home
, we can’t tell you who to choose to be pallbearers for your loved one’s funeral. But we can tell you more about the qualifications they’ll need to have. Give us a call at (956) 968-7533 today to speak with an Alamo, TX funeral director or pay us a visit at 900 W 4th St., Weslaco, TX 78596 to start the process of making funeral arrangements.
