Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home at 502 Miller Street Extension, Statesboro, Georgia.

Let me explain that I have to attend a lot of viewings/funerals because my mother is one of those people who knows or is related to everyone in the flipping county and we seem to have to go to all of them to 'keep up appearances' despite me not having the slightest clue who these poor people are. Also we've had to plan funerals due to many of our closer relatives passing away. So when I say the following, let it be known it's because I've unfortunately have dealt with a lot of death.

Most recently we attended a funeral of a friend's father who suddenly and tragically passed. It was HOT at the viewing. Now I realize it's summer in Georgia and it's hot here, but there weren't very many people at the viewing so the doors opening and closing or anything like that wasn't an excuse. I've been there when the weather was hotter and you could freeze in the summer. The frankly, old lady who represented the funeral home who sat by the door was wearing a sweater on top of her clothes. Here we are fanning and she looking like she's bundled up for winter. Now if she's cold, that's fine, but the family is paying you to keep their deceased body there so the mourners can come support the family, shouldn't they be comfortable?

The next day we went to the funeral which was held at the funeral home and then went to the graveside for a small short service. Being as it was near 100, I'm glad the preacher kept it short and sweet. The funeral home passed out fans which we desperately needed. However, I did find something utterly distasteful. The vault and the gravediggers were in sight of the family. Having buried my father, the last thing I need to be reminded of or see is the vault they're encasing his casket in to keep him from floating or if he did to keep the remains inside the vault for easy identification if flooding were to ever become that bad in the area since we live in a flood plain. Seeing the gravediggers move in as soon as the service broke up but the family had not left the area was also in poor taste.

Later upon talking to my friend, she was trying to find humour in the situation. As you know, you find it in strange places, well we began talking about prices they charged the family for the burial. It was outrageous. It was obvious they were more interested in making money on these poor people's grief than on anything else. This family went the nice but inexpensive route and the bill was still the price of a cheap car. That is shameful. I don't know if other funeral homes charge like this as I've not dealt with others personally in the last few years thankfully, but if this is a going trend, it is one that needs to be exposed. These people should be ashamed of themselves.