[RobbyS]

The purpose of a funeral is to remind the living that they are going to die. Whether he should have started a holy wa is another matter, especially one in his own family.

[ClancyJ]

The purpose of a funeral is to remind the living that they are going to die

No, sorry, the purpose of a funeral is to bury the dead and to say goodbye with a nice service since this is the last thing they can do for their loved one.

If the purpose of a funeral is to remind the living that they are going to die, how come the family is required to provide a body and spend thousands to make it as nice as they can. Seems to me a preacher would provide all that.