funeral home
noun
: an establishment with facilities for the preparation of the dead for burial or cremation, for the viewing of the body, and for funerals
called also funeral parlor
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But Rose's body also arrived at a Clarksville funeral home days later with a black eye and wounds on his legs, Gold said.
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Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Friends and fans have left messages paying tribute to Crawley in a guest book under his obituary on the funeral home's website.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
In social media posts on the Phoenicia Facebook page and the funeral home’s tribute wall, Eid is remembered as a legend in the restaurant and hospitality world.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The mother of a 1-year-old baby found dead in a funeral home’s hearse has been charged in her murder and is being held without bond, authorities in Gadsden, Alabama, said.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
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Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Friends and fans have left messages paying tribute to Crawley in a guest book under his obituary on the funeral home's website.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
In social media posts on the Phoenicia Facebook page and the funeral home’s tribute wall, Eid is remembered as a legend in the restaurant and hospitality world.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Aug. 2025
The mother of a 1-year-old baby found dead in a funeral home’s hearse has been charged in her murder and is being held without bond, authorities in Gadsden, Alabama, said.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Funeral home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20home. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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