Can family and friends go along to the crematory?
Yes. If your family chooses, after the public visitation and funeral service either at the funeral home or church, family and friends may proceed to the crematory, just as they would to a cemetery. When they arrive at the crematory, family and friends may proceed inside and the pallbearers may carry the casket into the crematory. They clergy may then officiate with a brief committal service, just as they would during a traditional burial service. If the family chooses, they may observe the casket being placed into the retort.
