Funerals: The End of the Trail

How funerals have changed over the years

John Egelkrout
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs
6 min readApr 4, 2024

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Picture of a cemetery
Photo by Waldemar on Unsplash

“You should always go to other people’s funerals; otherwise, they won’t come to yours.” — Yogi Berra

Every culture and every era has had different ways to recognize, honor, commemorate, or mourn the death of people. In ancient times, people of prominence were placed in tombs. Egyptians build pyramids and mummified the…

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John Egelkrout
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs

I am a sanity-curious former teacher who works a small organic farm with my wife. I write about politics, social issues, memoirs, and a variety of other topics.