Body of dead teen, honored with ‘extreme embalming,’ is posed with video games, sunglasses...

[BayouBelle_LA]

Body of dead teen, honored with ‘extreme embalming,’ is posed with video games, sunglasses, and snacks

A family whose teenage son died honored his memory in an unusual wake: His corpse was positioned in a chair facing a television screen, a video game controller in hand and his favorite snacks next to him.

The funeral home also hosted the 2014 wake of Miriam “Mae Mae” Burbank, 53, who was posed with a beer, a menthol cigarette, and an ashtray at a table. Burbank, a fan of the New Orleans Saints football team, had her fingernails painted in the team colors of black and gold.

 

[BayouBelle_LA]

Woman Holds Court at Own Funeral with Glass of Beer

Louisiana seems to be the place for "extreme embalming."

Why haven't I heard of this until now? I think it's safe to assume this is a New Orleans thing rather than a Louisiana thing.

In April, Mickey Easterling, a New Orleans socialite who passed away at the age of 83, was celebrated one last time at a grand memorial service, where the flamboyant philanthropist wore a pink feather boa and held a glass of champagne.

Famed jazz musician "Uncle" Lionel Batiste's body was propped up at a funeral home as mourners said goodbye to the New Orleans legend.

 

[gregjrichards]

Body of dead teen, honored with ‘extreme embalming,’ is posed with video games, sunglasses, and snacks

A family whose teenage son died honored his memory in an unusual wake: His corpse was positioned in a chair facing a television screen, a video game controller in hand and his favorite snacks next to him.

The funeral home also hosted the 2014 wake of Miriam “Mae Mae” Burbank, 53, who was posed with a beer, a menthol cigarette, and an ashtray at a table. Burbank, a fan of the New Orleans Saints football team, had her fingernails painted in the team colors of black and gold.

This just seems very wrong to me like your making a mockery of your dead loved one. I’m not even a fan of open casket funerals to be honest they are rare here in Scotland.

 

[Hazelnutty]

Yikes!

 

[dyannaON]

Ummm how are they buried?

 

[meanmaryjean]

Just because you can doesn't mean you should....

 

[Lilywhee]

Just because you can doesn't mean you should....

I agree Meanmaryjean!

 

[enelram]

Personally, I think embalming is just macabre and bizarre.
What's next ? Hanging them on a wall like a deer head?