PALLBEARER | Definition In The Cambridge English Dictionary Pallbearers Dancer
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Pallbearers included two major generals, a retired brigadier general and five colonels.
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For instance, an exceptional dancer might be rewarded for their abilities, likewise a grave digger or pallbearer would be compensated at a funeral potlatch.
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Eight abolitionist friends, both white and black, served as his pallbearers.
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The pallbearers often sit in a special reserved section during the memorial service.
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He had been paraded around the club with pallbearers as part of a funeral procession.
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Eight general officers acted as pallbearers, and many other soldiers, both serving and veterans, were in attendance.
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The term pallbearer is used to signify someone who bears the coffin which the pall covers.
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Boy and girl scouts were pallbearers and prayers were given by various local religious leaders.
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Six pilots of the company were his pallbearers, and another 12 flew a formation in the shape of a cross over his burial service.
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Prisoners serve as pallbearers, chisel names in headstones, and dig graves using shovels and backhoes.
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Reporters present to report on the burial were asked by officials to act as pallbearers.
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Newspapers stated that 4 ex - champions were pallbearers at his funeral.
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Pallbearers carry the coffin of the deceased to the hearse, which then proceeds in a procession to the place of final repose, usually a cemetery.
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The casket was of the plainest and there were no flowers; indeed, not even pallbearers to carry it from the hearse to the altar.
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Unlike previous funerals for first ladies, the pallbearers during the funeral services came from members of the armed forces.
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