[AppyPappy]

When I moved to Appalachia, I was told that funeral home visitation could be on a Pay Per View. There is almost always some kind of drama involving mooching relatives and drugged-up family.
“Mawmaw said I could have her car”
“It’s leased”
Then they descend on the house like buzzards.

The worst was vehicles in the Memorial Day Parade decorated in memory of their Grandma.

[larrytown]

Then they descend on the house like buzzards.

Many years ago, part of the family was in the funeral business in a staid midwestern state. Heard and learned a lot from the old timers, but one of the things that really has stuck is the practice of putting a trusted family member or local sheriff's deputy in the LOCKED house during the funeral and/or visitation.

Inevitably, someone WILL show up during this time to acquire some 'promised' item or items. If you're polite, you can give them a card with the executor's name and number - if not, a shotgun muzzle and a 'f**k off!'