as in interment
the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place
the murder victim's father was the chief mourner at the obsequies
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Funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 3, at Peace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson, with interment in the church cemetery.—
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7 Feb. 2025 -
Following the service, the former president's remains will be taken to Plains, Georgia, for a private funeral service and interment Thursday evening.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Obsequies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obsequies. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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