It was a cold Halloween afternoon; I thought to myself what better day to go to a funeral home than on this day of the dead. On that note I set off to a funeral home that I saw near a day care center that I used to work for. The name of the place was Granby's funeral home and I proceeded to walk in. A strange fellow that asked what was our business greeted me. I answered, "high school students doing a project." He then responded, "excellent Lady Granby will see you personally." I interjected no thanks and decided to interview the strange fellow.

I think that it was the overall atmosphere of this place or maybe the dirty angel in the corner that made that made me fear "Lady Granby." He then explained to me the proper procedure to take care of the deceased. He said that the first thing to do in that situation is to call him. The funeral home sends a hearse to pickup the body. At this point he sat me down and handed me a pamphlet with prices for services and even package deals. I thought to myself that is the extra value meal of the macabre. Anyway at this point the mortician embalms the body with embalming fluids and gets the corpse ready for dressing. Dressing consists of make-up and usually the family will bring clothes for the deceased to wear. After the dressing the funeral services are made and is largely influenced by the religion and beliefs of the family. Granby's themselves have services in the home, but charge more than having t

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