assets		the process of sanitizing, disinfecting and temporarily preserving a dead body
beneficiary		describing who your assets are to go to after you die
burial		what is left of an estate after debts have been paid
cemetery		a person or organization legally established
codicil		the person nominated by the will maker to supervise the administration of the estate of the will maker
coroner		a container into which cremated remains are placed
committal service		to dig up the remains; to remove from the place of burial
cortege		where the deceased died without a will, or if it is incomplete
cremation		those things of value which comprise the estate of a deceased person.
crematory		the document issued by the probate court which recognizes the executor.
death notice		the custom of availing the deceased for viewing by relatives prior to or after the funeral service
embalm		the benefit to be received by a beneficiary.
estate		rigidity of the muscles which occurs at death
executor		a watch kept over the deceased, sometimes lasting the entire night preceding the funeral
exhume		newspaper article publicizing the death of a person and giving details of the funeral service
funeral director		funeral arrangements completed by an individual prior to his/her death.
gift		the person who makes the will, the will maker
grant of probate		a public official whose duty it is to investigate the case of death from other than natural causes
grave liner		the statement which legally cancels previous acts, such as a will
guardian		a document giving power to another to act on your behalf
inherit		a person named in a will to protect and provide for a child under 18 years of age.
in state		your will, the last written statement by you
intestacy		a document which is added later to a will to change the will
joint ownership		a person or organization that has been given entitlements under a will
morgue		placing of a dead body in an underground
mausoleum		a receptacle made of concrete into which the casket is placed as an extra precaution
pallbearers		individuals whose duty is to carry the casket when necessary during funeral service
plot		to die before someone else.
power of attorney		the sum of all assets of a deceased person
prearranged funeral		the final portion of the funeral service at which time the deceased is entombed
pre-decease		a building with a furnace called a retort which is used to cremate human remains
probate		a place to where bodies found dead are removed and pending identification by relatives
residue		the funeral procession
revocation		an area of ground set aside for burial or entombment of the deceased
rigor mortis		a professional who prepares for the burial or other disposition of dead human bodies
testamentary		a public or private building especially designed to receive entombments
disposition		a certificate issued by the court allowing the executors to deal with the will maker's estate
testator		to benefit from an estate of a deceased person
trustee		where there is more than one owner of an asset.
urn		a process which reduces the body by heat to small bone frag - ments.
wake		a specific area of ground in a cemetery owned by a family or individual