39. sealing the casket in the vault.MP4

[@terryhassle]

This man just did his job no matter what else was going on true respect

[@362chop]

Quietly.

[@admirador3239]

Interesting process. I never stuck around after funeral. Thanks for the upload. Rest in Peace to whomever :)

[@jonburrows2684]

Aint no grave....gonna hold my body down. When i hear that trumpet sound, gonna get up out of the ground. Thank you Jesus!

[@dereklangley8582]

You're a poet and don't know it

[@Autism74]

Me too 🤣🤣

[@malkelly9889]

Johnny Cash

[@jonburrows2684]

@@malkelly9889 no. Spencer family

[@malkelly9889]

Elvis Presley Johnny Cash made that same song as well.

[@markrocovich2234]

Whoever designed the apparatus shown is a genius...before, the base of the burial vault had to be placed in the grave after it was opened...dirt and debris would always be a problem, especially when placing the lid on the vault after the casket was interred..from this, the vault and casket become a unit to be buried in the plot...WELL DONE....

[@orlandl.blanchard5423]

It was sad that the cemetery workers showed more respect than the attendees.

[@angelaward9100]

My hat goes off to the workers 🙏🏽❤️

[@GhosPoison]

That’s what normally happens

[@shelleyerhart1985]

People don’t realize the work it takes behind the scenes. They just show up and it’s all done. Kudos to the ones that do what a lot of people wouldn’t.

[@flo-dd5sw]

Ummm...there're not supposed to know or appreciate that work. Their focus is to get through the day and lay a loved one to rest. They pay for the work.

[@malexander8726]

Folks this a security vault to protect the coffin and the remains within. Its an added measure because thats the procedure when your buried.

[@brandon18054]

Actually, it’s meant to keep the ground from caving in when heavy machinery inevitably runs over it, since a buried wooden/metal casket would smush to a pancake otherwise. But thanks for your “industry insight”, brainiac.

[@billiehuskins8129]

What was all the laughing and disrespectful noise in the background ?

[@brandon18054]

Judgment Proof I understand that, but there is no preservation of a crushed casket, hence the primary reason for a vault AKA ‘durable outer container’. Keep in mind also that not all burial vaults are created equal, as some do not have a seal to keep water out while others do.

[@michaelh7527]

You are only partially correct. The purpose of the vault is to keep a coffin from rising out of the ground during floods. It's also a major money maker for funeral homes. They promote it as a way to preserve loved ones.

[@GhosPoison]

@@brandon18054calm down buddy

[@steveng1624]

Something else, never seen this procedure done before. Thanks for sharing. R I P

[@thaddeusmcgrath]

My father worked at Cemeteries most of his life and told me stories as a kid. The one that always scared me the most is of how when the families of the diseased wanted to disinter their loved ones to move for what ever reason, the seals on the burial vaults would not seal properly causing the casket to float inside the vault and the casket be under water. My father was not kidding and said sometimes the vault was buried a few years and seen them flooded. He also seen them in the ground for decades and was dry. That is why I will be cremated and not bobbing around in a vault with insects.

[@kelliintexas3575]

My mom floated up & out of the ground... even the lid on the vault washed away!!! They contacted us and she had a paper in the casket that said her plot mark 😔

[@kelliintexas3575]

Louisiana floods alot and I was horrified 🤦‍♂️

[@ericbitzer5247]

​@@kelliintexas3575 Wow, that is just awful. So sorry to hear such a thing.

[@ToyGuruMan]

R.i.p. to whoever was lowered into the grave

[@maryjoschlechty7590]

This man appeared very respectful on the lowering of the loved one, was very thorough and presise. Thank you for your service cemetery assistant

[@camiplayzyt8062]

just great. Memories. Looks exactly the same place were we buried my uncle. Which was so so so heartbreaking

[@alliejohnson6595]

I worked in a cemetary for 2 years.We buried quite a few people in my time there.I exhumed one grave and opening the vault was not easy.She had been in the grave 12 years then her sister had her moved to the mausoleum.The sister died 3 days later and we buried her in the double vault with her sister.

[@JAQUINTYLER]

@ Allie Johnson I don't mean to be morbid, but what condition was the casket in when the vault was opened? Did you all open the casket too? If so, what condition was the body in? How did you all even get the vault open in the first place? This has always been something I was curious to know. Could you share more info. about all that?

[@alliejohnson6595]

JAQUINTYLER The casket was in excekkent condition.We used a tractor to remove the vault from the grave.Opening the vault was like opening s soda can.The smell was overwhelming.I also dug up cremated remains also.

[@krystingrant6292]

Omg so sad

[@scottmcfadyen8921]

Grimm

[@NicholeWilliamsAmorvicitomnia]

@@alliejohnson6595what was the smell like? Could you compare it to anything??

[@patriciagantz377]

You pay extra money for a gasket but there’s no way to tell if it’s gonna seal . Dug up a guy who was buried for three years because his family wanted to put him in the newly built mausoleum at another cemetery . The vault company pulled the top off and the insides was FULL OF WATER ! The funeral director had to take him with the water draining way !

[@rayherbst6655]

In some cemeteries, the water table is higher than the vault, and it is critical to have a non-water-tight vault and casket so that the casket can be lowered to the bottom. Additionally, concrete floats. The cemetery I paid 23 years ago for 2 plots has that type of problem. I just know that my remains will be in water at certain times of the year.

[@kelliintexas3575]

My moms lid floated off in a flood and filled up with water. I never knew any of that happened!!

[@OldManMuskrat]

They always fill up with water. No gasket ever lasts very long.

[@BrianCadievx-vf9si]

Great job sir within the next year too that's what I'll be purchasing the same exact thing that's what I want for myself clean dry place

[@kimcrouse3236]

Why is there someone laughing in the background...have respect

[@PHATBOI2K4]

Its probably family member. Most tend to hang around and watch the lowering

[@jamie1707]

I want folks to laugh like hell at my funeral.

[@carlmuncy3299]

Anyway whoever it is. It is disrespectful

[@jameshund3203]

Glad that everyone was part of the ceremony because that's really good closure.

[@brendailalio2877]

I've never seen a custom liner or casket vault before seeing it on U Tube. Beautiful

[@kelliintexas3575]

Elvis & his Mom were placed in solid copper ones. They seal out all moisture.

[@nellienewyork]

ir they gonna put my casket in another damm bigger casket....why my family gotta paid x the first casket??? just throw me in the damm hole and I save money to my family

[@Laughing-Eyes]

The casket holds the remains. The burial vault which you see in the video holds the casket and protects it. Bodies are buried so closely together that the vaults touch. You can see the other vaults from the hole that the burial vault goes into. It all comes down to money. There are green cemeteries that will allow you to be buried in a shroud and put in the ground. Or in a natural eco friendly coffin made of pine or whicker.

[@Xsilif]

In at least some states, vaults are required by law because if there isn’t one, a coffin can rot and collapse causing the ground to sink. It’s dangerous.

[@michaelh7527]

Green funerals are more of a rip-off than traditional funerals. Green funerals cost roughly the same. The funeral home just has less overhead.

[@mtnjhutch]

In a lot of states in the USA it is law that you have to have a vault

[@triciaselman9215]

It also keeps the grave from sinking.

[@enolamsamoht]

Now this is why I'm getting ceremated. Thery're making sure who ever this is is staying in the ground. just hate the thought 0of being buried when I die.

[@missbackyardcamper332]

Thuam X No, It is to protect from grave robbers and vandals, Because most people are buried with VERY EXPENSIVE items like jewelry, watches, Etc if they requested it. Caskets have actual key locks on them. There are other reasons for sealing as well. Some relatives in my family are mortitians and funeral directors and I learned this. ☺

[@shelleyannrittinger7984]

Yeah well they have to stay in the ground lol they are dead

[@robertelee6373]

Thuam X same

[@sockit2100]

I used to deliver and set up burial vaults what they are for is to keep water out the epa made it where all burials had to be put in a vault to keep things from seeping into the ground

[@wildeone5410]

No, they are to seal out water and MOSTLY to keep the ground from caving in as everything decomposes.

[@smithersonjones]

@newfielad47 be nice.... The people n the background are visiting their mothers grave...I video the entire funeral even the sealing and covering of the casket for the family ... Normally in Memphis no one is around when this part is being done...just because their hats are backwards doesn't equate to being idiots as they explained to me they all had their own part that they do, it was hot out there and there were a lot of funerals that day... So be nice until u find out why something is being done...

[@califdad4]

yes, if people notice, in their work, they get close to vault, and they need to have their hat on backwards, otherwise it would get in the way

[@shawns.2851]

Death Trooper2411 To each their own. Not everyone wants to be as perfect as you think you are...

[@dholuo35]

George Hogart You are calling folks idiots and your English grammar is below par!! Correct grammar would be " They are" Not "Their"..... You're the Idiot!!!

[@georgehogart461]

Maybe you need glasses Mr Magoo.

[@chuckstraub2241]

smithersonjones i

[@st.charlieboyz7168]

When I die don't waste the insurance 💰 on all this!! Come to the morgue and see my body..... On the real though....... you really don't have to do that.... Cause my spirit ..the real essence of me will be long gone!!! Just acknowledge that I'm gone and don't cry for me... Cause where I'll be I'm gonna be crying for U!!!!!

[@MichaelBSteeleAviation]

I always thought they went down deeper than that. The top of the vault looks only to be a few feet under ground.

[@Laughing-Eyes]

Michael Steele Aviation probably only 4 ft. Somet

[@lilmamagc]

actually we had to bury my grandmother, top of the vault is like 2-3 feet from surface

[@blamemorgansmith7826]

Some places have a nice ground vaults, some only sit halfway into earth. It depends on what the water level is. If the water level isn’t that much lower than the surface they can’t bury anyone below it

[@nancybreaux9684]

They even stack them on top the other above the ground in Louisiana usually husband and wife.

[@dano8328]

In California the minimum is 6 feet and a double grave is down to 12 feet

[@natlovesfashion27]

People don’t realize it takes a lot of work to properly place the casket in its vault and seal it correctly. If the men don’t do it correctly, the grave won’t be airtight. And that means the family will have wasted their money they paid on the vault. The purpose of the vault is to keep air and bugs from getting to the body and preserving it as long as possible. That purpose is defeated if the vault isn’t sealed correctly.

[@jamedlock83]

Bible says Ashes to Ashes, and Dust to Dust . . . An embalmed body will take hundreds to thousands of years to decay and return to dust due to the embalming fluid. . .

[@muthaafrika6137]

Well what difference it make? Can't see them no more anyway. After I die just let me be.

[@alisondestefano1907]

I am sorry for your loss. May god bless you and your family with angel wings.

[@smithersonjones]

I was just recording a funeral for a friend and it was so long ago and folk still commenting on video 39 I video from start to the completion of the grave

[@GothGuy885]

I started to tear up when they lowered the vault ;( it was like "The End" Finn, sayonara, audios,Oreva. we'll all be there someday sincerest condolences to the friends and family and rip to the deceased . . . . ;(

[@soleilsoleil716]

HIPPIE VIBES That’s the saddest part of a funeral....the burial. I typically don’t attend the burials. It just feels so weird to take a family member somewhere and just leave them 😢

[@ericbitzer5247]

I agree, I remember thinking the same thing. Feels weird to just leave them there.

[@keasiaprince1402]

When he was lowering the casket my heart dropped like that’s gonna be me one day 😓😓

[@smithersonjones]

That’s gonna be all of US well not me I’m going to the body field or being mummified, but death chases us all the minutes we have a heartbeat so no need to be scared because YOU WONT EVEN KNOW 🤷‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

[@elhector83]

There is no reason to fear. What we call life is nothing more than an illusion of our senses.

[@donnawoodman6249]

Maybe so but you won’t be there so you won’t be aware of anything after taking your last breath. Don’t be afraid my dear.

[@scratchy1704]

Scary shit ain't it

[@nancybreaux9684]

Maybe not not all will experience death. If you are still alive when Jesus returns you will not experience death and the end of this system is near.

[@brian6078]

I once saw the inside of a vault and when I looked down,it was like a little metal room;probably Galvanized steel.I though i would see dirt walls and floor.Everything now is high tech for maximum preservation.I saw no way for moisture to enter the vault.They even sell metal coffins that have a metal strip on the bottom that deflects rust.

[@bobettebryan6589]

Actually, vaults are usually painted concrete. They keep nothing out. Ground water still gets in.

[@MrJohnboyBurns]

+Bobette Bryan that vaults a Wilbert stainless Steele with a tough plastic liner nothing will get in or out😀

[@smithersonjones]

Brian Mullan the vaults in Memphis are concrete

[@saddlebackmac75]

When you totally seal a casket, gas builds up and a body can explode! Better not to seal it..

[@kelliintexas3575]

@@bobettebryan6589 Vaults can be purchased in all sorts of material. Elvis, His Mom & JFK were all buried in SOLID COPPER VAULTS. In 1950's it was $13k, 1977 $35k and now they run $155k.

[@jeffreybower5959]

does it matter which side to stick on first on the concrete vault!!??

[@roccozecca9302]

I wanna be buried in a "KISS" casket with the song...I wanna Rock n Roll all night & party everyday!👻☠️👻

[@neilsellards9085]

I'm seriously considering a green burial. Let my body grow a tree. Just not one that's cut down and used to make toilet paper.

[@krystingrant6292]

Same

[@kathleengilmartin4702]

That is exactly what I am doing. I think i am going to be an oak tree.

[@beverlydavid581]

@ike fun not really.

[@JesusisKing03]

Once your body is cremated it loses all its nutrients therefore a person can not be used to grow anything. It's a myth. Research.

[@johnmccoy8593]

Neil Sellards nice well just call you Charmin.double ply.

[@jamesdulger5076]

that girl ashley (gravestone on the left) died so young.. 1975 to 2003

[@dennism103]

James Dulger / yea i googled that too.

[@billymacktexasdetective5827]

you googled what was clearly shown in the video?

[@jus4juslyn]

James Dulger good eyes.

[@thegrimreaper1991]

Abortions got nothing to do with what you are talking about so stop being lefty trying to pick arguments.

[@mrellen5]

Cremation for me.......none of this!

[@frankpaya690]

ashes to ashes? Just eliminate all the "middle"- men and Get onto the dust.

[@kimwright795]

Rae Vandenberg water cremation is

[@michaelh7527]

Who gives a phuck if it's ecological... Funerals are a rip-off. Probably spent 2500 on that casket just to be buried.

[@mariadapenhaa.diasdeolivei6793]

I am contra cremation.

[@dawn_keyes]

Found out you have to check the small print on those expensive plots you ‘lease’ (buy) now... *some* can be resold 75 years later apparently if a relative isn’t willing to re-lease it.

[@bradleyrotterman3052]

I had my mother buried straight into the dirt...no vault...She Died From COVID-19. R.I.P Mom 😢 (1943-2020)

[@nicolesueug5402]

According to the news when your love one dies from COVID-19 you can’t have a normal funeral because it’s not safe *** losing our mother is one of the saddest things to happen but if they gave their life to Jesus they are in the presence of Christ heaven once they see heaven they don’t want to come back it’s like the mind forgets their love ones

[@charliesnarky9726]

@@nicolesueug5402 I didn't want to doubt you, so I did some basic research: 24 hours after death, most pathogens are dead. There is little risk from most diseases. There is a slight chance of getting TB if some air is expelled, and some blood borne illnesses like HIV, if you touch bodily fluids. There is no reason why someone who dies of COVID can't have a normal funeral. The workers have to follow basic guidelines to protect themselves.

[@shelleyerhart1985]

You don’t need a vault unless the cemetery requires it.

[@francisff4105]

I feel for u sir

[@gregory46236]

So very sorry for your loss. May your mother rip 🙏

[@christopherthorkon3997]

This is all of us...we are going to go down into the pit. Just the way life is I guess.

[@nicolesueug5402]

We are going to die some day but our souls will either go to heaven or hell **** no Jesus there will be no heaven He is the only way to heaven ****

[@scottnorman3688]

Rip so sorry to the family, may the Lord bless you all

[@smithersonjones]

Lisa gallant there were people near by visiting their mothers grave and they were remembering there good times..it was like 8 of them taking photos ..I even took some for them....it was really harmless...I video rev Davenport whole funeral and stayed and completed the whole thing...Down to the closing of the vault

[@Cjmboo]

The money that’s involved in dying is just ridiculous really u be paying all this money for a casket just to return to the earth 🌏

[@lindahandley5267]

It is one of the biggest rackets in this country.

[@donnebes9421]

Yup. Just a bunch of goo and rotten wood in the bottom of that concrete box, which will also disintegrate over time. What a waste of money. Better to go with at least cremation or natural burial. Funeral homes prey on peoples emotions at the time of a death of a loved one and rip the family off for a lot of money for nothing.

[@nicolesueug5402]

@@donnebes9421 ur absolutely right **** people worried about getting buried under ground when ur gone ur mind only will be thinking of getting right with Jesus to make it into heaven at least for some who know about what really happens after death *** no body goes to heaven for being a nice person and many die thinking that ** so sad being lied to the Bible says my people perish for lack of knowledge 🔥💀👿

[@nancybreaux9684]

Yes they want to make money off of our existence to the bitter end.

[@montanapearl4577]

Jesus gave us examples for everything, including burial. No embalming, just cleaning of the body and covering, then placement in the tomb.

[@jonburrows2684]

Where does it say no embalming?

[@ashx89]

@@jonburrows2684 embalming wasn't invented until the American civil war

[@murph8837]

@@ashx89 you might want to read up on it as that is not true.

[@LesterHall-kx2yt]

I think Frankincense was a chemical that was used to somewhat preserve Bodies.

[@IAMdevilwomen]

to whoever this persons family is, I'm sorry for your loss, I recently lost my mom jan 21st 2016 from ALS, she was cremated as it was her request, watching this made me think of my own mom's funeral, I just hope your family didn't do what mine did after mom passed away, my ENTIRE extended family quit talking to me, leaving me all alone literally....I don't find this horrible at all, I would've taped it to had my mom requested to be buried...again I'm sorry for your loss

[@BeeLaBeaute]

IAMdevilwomen I am so sorry about your loss and your awful family issues. my brother died 2 months ago and I'm going through the same thing. I know exactly what you're feeling or felt because that's what's happening. makes me miss my brother even more

[@edgrossman517]

You are not responsible for their behavior only how you react to it. Stay positive rely on your friends and enjoy your life don't let your family bring you down

[@angelaward9100]

So sorry for your loss 🙏🏽🌹 you shouldn't feel bad for doing just what your mom requested for what she herself wanted you to do for her 👀 family will drag you through the mud 24/7 if you let them. I had to learn that for self. I've walked away from so many family members that I should have done LONG AGO! ❤ (Angela from Birmingham Alabama 😊)

[@johnblaesel5493]

I tell ya one thing. Whomever is sealed in that casket and fault with a pile of dirt on top of it all sure ain’t getting out!

[@steveng1624]

*I'm surly thankful that this will not be our final chapter in life* *Thankful to Jesus*

[@lin_mrachek]

Steuen White You do not know ....no one has come back to tell us. Maybe when we are dead, we are just dead.

[@steveng1624]

lin mrachek *I'd rather live knowing that we do rather than living knowing that we don't. Live whichever way you want friend* ...

[@whiteorchid02]

Troubadour White Amen ! God is good !

[@janetcarter2183]

Troubadour White Yes, Amen!!!!

[@janetcarter2183]

Yes, Amen!!!

[@1armedgal]

How do they get the lowering cables out from under the casket once it's lowered?

[@smithersonjones]

1armedgal they pull them out

[@edwithkowski8330]

There are small Stand offs in the bottom of the Vault so the straps slip under and Come right out!

[@kingmason3566]

The cemented vault is necessary to keep the casket in the ground in case of a severe flooding. In other words to keep the casket from floating up out the ground.

[@bigbluegpr]

It's actually just a landscaping issue. When the casket breaks down after being placed in the ground, you end up with a low spot I er the grave. Cemeteries don't want that. But a cement vault prevents that from happening and helps maintain a flat, groomed cemetery. If flooding is severe enough, caults will still come out of the ground.

[@tonyzone8999]

Vaults are required in most cemeteries. If not then heavy equipment as in tractors or trucks will cave in the casket and create low spots also. But they are meant to be sealed and meant to prevent casket cave ins.

[@aldermanenterpriseinc]

You see how he is pealing the paper away from the underside of the lid? THAT is so that NOW the vault will seal. There is a sealant under where the lid and vault meet. The weight of the lid will seal out any outside element, even water if it is a good vault which actually USE a sealant with their vails. If you don't see THIS! Your vault isn't sealed.

[@ralphhernandez6133]

Wendell W. Alderman wow that's good to know

[@byronmcewan7655]

Wendell W. Alderman was

[@sockit2100]

Not true the vault company I used to work for took the paper off before it left the shop we had little metal spacers that went in the corner to hold the lid up from sealing

[@wildeone5410]

well,... the drivers are supposed to remove the metal spacers before lowering the lid.

[@tanyaredick]

If I actually see this, then I don't want them to seal me in. Please check my pulse one more time.

[@MauriceRivers415]

I don't understand the needs for sealed vaults, personally. All bodies are going to decompose and rot. Why waste all that money trying to "preserve" a dead body? Let it rot and return to the dust from whence it came.

[@wscaff]

Vaults are required by most public cemeteries. Their function is not to preserve anything; they are there to prevent the grave surface from sinking when the casket 'caves in', thus requiring groundskeepers to return eventually and fill and re- sod the grave surface. Their only purpose is to reduce the cemetery's labor costs. I certainly agree with you.

[@57yearf.f.5]

And it'd be gruesome to have these sunken holes all over cemeteries until they get them filled in. All cemeteries don't have 15 full-time workers...

[@bernardbrown5336]

provides peace of ind for the living

[@TexasRose50]

Maurice Rivers, it is to keep caskets from rising up from the ground due to heavy flooding. You might find a little history of this by researching the 1900 storm of Galveston, Texas. It was truly sad what they were forced to do with 6,000 bodies.

[@sabriw270]

@@wscaff I know where I'm from you're required to have a grave liner because we are below sea level. So since we needed that, we went and bought my mom's vault. At least we don't have to worry about anything floating up due to heavy rains or floods.

[@kiuakakirstine8257]

I don't get the concept of embalming a dead person and seal the coffin in a led casket and a concrete vault. Isn't barrials meant to decompose the body?

[@nickypoo397]

KirG Utzon without embalming the body will decompose faster. And families want to have funeral services to honor their deceased loved one

[@newguy90]

Most states require the body to be embalmed if there will be a viewing since an unpreserved body at room temperature is a health hazard and a carrier of disease.

[@smithersonjones]

Kirstine Utzon if u don't embalmed YOU WILL STINK and the purpose of all the other stuff is so the little bugs won't at at ur body and make u a skeleton so fast...

[@spencerwilton5831]

smithersonjones we don't embalm in the UK often, funerals are usually within two weeks of death, the body is just refrigerated. We don't do open casket though as a rule. Why are bugs considered an issue? Surely that's the point of burial, so remains quickly return to the earth?

[@blackwidow9434]

Was the lid off it?

[@1978garfield]

For people who don't understand the need for vaults consider this: Nearly all graves are dug with a backhoe now. That means a heavy tractor will come in, spread out stabilizers then dig the hole. If you just put the casket in the ground then set the stabilizer on top of it years later, it might cave in. There is also the issue of mowing equipment needing to be able to drive around.

[@sascotttx5145]

They also use the backhoe to compact the soil that they backfill, starting when there may only be about 18" of cover and repeating maybe each additional 18". Otherwise the soil will settle over time and there would be little depressions at each plot.

[@DarrenMalin]

better a wooden coffin directly in the ground. Return to the earth naturally. Its has work well here in the UK for 1,000 of years.

[@thomasmint1761]

@@DarrenMalin Yes, but studies have shown that because of that, you have been drinking corpse water for many years now.

[@DarrenMalin]

@@thomasmint1761 our water quality is better that the USA. Also we have been living for well over 10,000 years , we are doing OK

[@thomasmint1761]

@@DarrenMalin Yeah, well, we have better pizza.

[@613toot]

Question? What good is there in preserving the body? Who is going to see it and why would you want to see it after being in a grave for so many years? Your gone and why this?

[@smithersonjones]

@godfather06969 why is this horrible...there are 2 thing every living do.....LIVE and DIE.....I'm pretty sure you've been to funerals either they went in the ground like this, cremated, or put in a wall...either way money was spent on a casket or a urn....ppl should chill out....because we should not complain, any day we walk on TOP of the ground instead of being stretched between the earth crescent we should be thankful

[@szqsk8]

Any day without a headstone is a good day!

[@paulsonkohu6789]

smithersonjones

[@michaeljones2042]

M.T.G Don't Die

[@danielgriggs2169]

We're all just dust in the wind.....

[@davidlester8719]

smithersonjones

[@sarahd3980]

Some mourners weren't too sad. There was quite a bit of laughing...

[@TomO-if7nh]

How do they get the straps out? I've always wondered.

[@davidcoon8671]

There are too raised ridges that keep the casket about an inch off the floor so you can get the straps out

[@thereddrumsarerunning8689]

My dad's bottom part of his vault was already in the ground and was covered from debris until his coffin was placed in and then the top was brought in and lowered.

[@wondergranny2299]

Lol !!! At first glance I thought it said "STEALIN the casket"!!!!

[@smithersonjones]

chelsea landfried 😂 😂 😂

[@smithersonjones]

***** yes they all had a job..1 guy set up the whole tent...chairs..etc...the other guy was 2 seal the vault and help remove the tent etc..and the last guy was to use the machine and cover the hole..they had like 15 funeral that morning

[@TreDayImages]

+smithersonjones theres no way they did 15 funerals in a morning . The company i work for can only do about 1 funeral to an hour.

[@smithersonjones]

I don't know how many funerals they did but this cemetery be booming..... I cant believe people still responding to this video smh but thanks

[@smithersonjones]

Trey Ezernack well at new park Cementary in Memphis be so busy. .just because you never did that doesn't mean it's not possible

[@sonnydean3187]

This is why most funeral homes don't want family members around after the grave -side service has concluded. Sad truth is they don't know how calice or insensitive a cemetery worker is going to be during the final process of laying a family member down. This S.O.B in his tennis shoes was pretty calice. Just another day at the office for him.

[@lorenzbroll101]

The ladies always enjoy a good funeral - it's a day out for them.😀

[@LJLong]

Dayum! That big dude doing all the work was rather clumsy! Banging other headstones, throwing steel, metal etc. onto the truck! Glad I'm going to a cemetery where I know all employees show utmost respect at all times for everybody & everything!

[@MrJohnboyBurns]

It's a hard job he's just trying to get it done

[@BWhite-xg6wj]

+MrJohnboy Burns Mr. Johnboy Burns, I agree. This is not an easy job. I personally Thank God for me the workers at the grave sites. I don't care. what walk of life you are from or what race you are. To do this job, is a gift. It's not for everybody. Everybody may not agree as to how you're doing your job. But one thing is for certain. You're doing it. I Thank You. You continue to be a good Stewart over whatever your responsibilities are. There are MANY you will cut up and complain. But at the end of the day, couldn't do a small portion of what you do. So again, I say THANK YOU to all who are entrusted with this job. You are gifted

[@BWhite-xg6wj]

+MrJohnboy Burns Mr. Johnboy Burns, I agree. This is not an easy job. I personally Thank God for me the workers at the grave sites. I don't care. what walk of life you are from or what race you are. To do this job, is a gift. It's not for everybody. Everybody may not agree as to how you're doing your job. But one thing is for certain. You're doing it. I Thank You. You continue to be a good Stewart over whatever your responsibilities are. There are MANY you will cut up and complain. But at the end of the day, couldn't do a small portion of what you do. So again, I say THANK YOU to all who are entrusted with this job. You are gifted. God Bless You

[@BWhite-xg6wj]

+MrJohnboy Burns Mr. Johnboy Burns, I agree. This is not an easy job. I personally Thank God for me the workers at the grave sites. I don't care. what walk of life you are from or what race you are. To do this job, is a gift. It's not for everybody. Everybody may not agree as to how you're doing your job. But one thing is for certain. You're doing it. I Thank You. You continue to be a good Stewart over whatever your responsibilities are. There are MANY you will cut up and complain. But at the end of the day, couldn't do a small portion of what you do. So again, I say THANK YOU to all who are entrusted with this job. You are gifted. God Bless You

[@MrJohnboyBurns]

+B. White thank you

[@Adam-qv2bd]

That looks expensive. Plus very hard to escape from.

[@smithersonjones]

Yall their were no family members their .....just me...they normally wait until everyone gone to close the hole

[@smithersonjones]

wow never seen that before

[@garywoodsii8799]

+smithersonjones any funeral I've been too we've always stayed till after the burial, it's a southern thing. But I always stayed to make sure the burial was done right and properly.

[@CARUSO1944]

+AJ Skinner , yea, then they have to place it on the vault to seal it. Laws are there, lids aren't left off. If you seen this you need to report it.

[@eowyneadig7879]

*there

[@heidibrown7512]

I made them bury my son in front of me, completly. I needed to know for sure that he was buried. For closure.

[@georgiareddirtroad9919]

So basically it's just the weight of the vault lid that seals it right? Looks like seepage could still get in, but what do I know.

[@smithersonjones]

Yea they still seep with air and water but it be a loooong time unless it’s cracked, but all/most graves in Memphis require a vault in most cemeteries unless u in the country….

[@cristinabarone9799]

Eternal rest grant onto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them.

[@NaeM2024]

Sadly, we are all going to get to this point.

[@blakesteele7800]

Not me, I'm opting for a organic burial in a pod to feed the tree planted above me

[@ralphhernandez6133]

ambersuperstar91 yes one point we will but I'll hopefully in about 30 to 40 years

[@richardturner6981]

I don't wanna die! Please, somebody help me!

[@Kinglegend-nq9dp]

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[@HumanBieng1]

Richard Turner I’m pretty sure we will have the option to be turned into cyborgs or grant longer life expectancy in a few more years

[@hughwagnon3458]

Why didn't he take the spray off of the casket before sealing the vault and place it on top of the grave after burial.

[@peterpalmer9755]

What a colossal waste of money. I live in the country and have approval for having a green funeral. Essentially, it involves having a plot of ground (1/4 acre) surveyed out, registered with with county as a cemetery. At the time of death, wherever it occures, I am wrapped in a cotton shroud and buried in a five foot hole and buried. No embalming, no casket. Has to be done within 72 hrs. Can be extended if properly refrigerated and longer if frozen.

[@forpetessake3532]

Peter Palmer Back in the day before embalming people could be buried alive ! I would need a shot to kill me first JUST IN CASE. ...

[@TLG-nc4ff]

Peter Palmer yikes

[@gfinnstrom]

many people were buried alive i know of situation as a first responder where the person was declared dead then sit up ask what the hell is going on called catatonic state many first responders have grey hair for a reason i earned mine

[@farchmarch7043]

What? The upper cover just sticked by tape and not screwed??? How the hell is it possible; would never ever be possible here in France…

[@EmilyTienne]

Nicely done. He knew his job well. To me that didn’t look 6 feet deep. Maybe 4.5 feet deep?

[@marisawoods]

God bless and keep those who care for our loved ones, who have fallen asleep. ❤

[@blingbling7922]

Why do they lock the casket? I never understand why and why they give the key to the family? What can the family do with the key

[@marydio6367]

They give key to family?

[@themadmechanic1964]

so different to how its done here in Britain .. coffin - grave, earth straight on top then the coffin after time will collapse as its just wood ...

[@rattmann36863]

It's amazing how technical it is.

[@joesmith7427]

how about burying them standing up?? in a tube casket, round and lower them in a round hole in the ground with a crane. a well driller can drill the holes in the ground, plant more people in less space !! and deeper too! one on top of another !! how about an hdtv headstone? I have a key and when I go to the headstone, I put my key in and turn it, and a video come on of the deceased, now I can hear and see the person when they were alive!! and I know what they have to say for themselves !

[@reminiscer15]

TODD FISCHER I like your idea, they should definitely think of burying people standing up in a tube deeper underground. Definitely would save space.

[@missbackyardcamper332]

TODD FISCHER What about a outer space burial? build some space station ships that are cemeteries, They ONLY hold a lot of deceased in their caskets. ☺

[@ralphhernandez6133]

joe smith you know what that's a good idea have them standing up word that's a good idea

[@bobbylee2853]

joe smith Dead people can’t stand !

[@QB43612]

Brian Mcneill yes they can if the mortician poses them that way

[@wmorris3484]

Man started throwing stuff around at the end.

[@CanadianGuy2004]

He dropped it

[@tomp.6239]

It's a job.

[@danpatrick7949]

God bless rest in peace

[@daphnerodriguez9980]

THANKS YOU GOODNESS 🌟❤️🖤💚🤎 FAMILY DAPHNE COTTON ALWAYS 💜,

[@helencheadle793]

Honestly! One man going round and round seeing to it, while two more relax and just watch!, what are they like!

[@smithersonjones]

Helen Cheadle the other men had their own part they were responsible for

[@heididietrich9800]

Ever since my mother died, I've been curious about this

[@Bill-xx2yh]

Is there some kind of glue to to hold the top down and water proof?

[@Laughing-Eyes]

Bill nope. The casket company will sell a sealer, but it is a gimmick to make money. All caskets leak eventually. And if they don’t then the body will explode inside the casket and leak due to the bacterial gases building up.

[@Bill-xx2yh]

Laughing Eyes thank you

[@smithersonjones]

@sergio Molina be nice read the comments ppl were visiting their mothers grave and I was just recording a minister final spot be nice

[@chocolatcats]

How sad...all that family expense for what? a coffin no one will ever see again, a vault the same.........big rip off....that body will still decay; just take a lot longer...................

[@mrhellotherehowareu1384]

+keri caye Just to explain the vault helps near sea side where there's a lot of water/moisture in the ground. Eventually the vault/coffin will collapse as nature takes its course but by that time whoever knew the person would be long gone as well. However you are right that it's all about money but that is an unfortunate side effect of being alive in this world.

[@chocolatcats]

+MrHellotherehowareu ah....I have seen these cement vaults in Pomona, Californa, and its not near the seaside..........its just the TYPICAL FUNERAL RIPOFF of grieving people....at their saddest ...and funeral people KNOW THIS ...Funeral Home owners take that advantage...all funeral expenses SHOULD BE far cheaper but its a lost battle............so people are forced to be cremated when the family actually doesn't want that................how sad $$$ hungry people

[@mrhellotherehowareu1384]

keri caye It's not cement vault. The one featured here is a stainless steel vault. It costs roughly 2-3k more which isn't that much. Even if you're cremated, you can get a vault for the urn if you want to be buried. Cremation is not necessarily "cheap" as you will still pay quite a lot of money. Plus if this person is in a veteran cemetery, the cost is 0 other than whatever additional stuff your purchase. I don't believe there's any ripping off done here. A bare minimum funeral is roughly 2-3k while a full blown one can be as high as 20-30k. It's really up to you. I believe they passed a federal law recently where funeral homes have to give a break down of their entire process before you pay to ensure you don't get ripped off. If you have life insurance, the funeral expense is practically none for you. If your loved ones don't have life insurance or any cash, then yeah, you'll be left to choose what you can afford which would be sad.

[@chocolatcats]

+MrHellotherehowareu...STAINLESS STEEL? 2-3,000......FOR A PIECE OF STEEL WHICH NO ONE WILL EVER SEE AGAIN?........ Oh my God...I'm sorry....but this is silly. My stepfather and my mother, BOTH WE PAID 500$ each for cremation. No casket, no viewing, no service, NOTHING. ....and that's OK...because they're dead!....and my sister Dec 2015 the same..................................... That's OK..thank you

[@openyureyez5211]

+keri caye agree totally!

[@kimwright795]

In England we don’t normally use Vaults .

[@yamahaguy1732]

During my uncles burial there were people leaving the graveyard doing burnouts that's so disrespectful to do that in a cemetery but when someone is being buried and you do that it's so messed up

[@crankyyankee7290]

I have seen that done at the request of the family the person being buried was a long time member of our car club,and a commercial builder of some custom cars(He did the body on my truck),and in the procession were quite a few customs and Hotrods,the "burn outs" were done carefully-not insane displays,and were requested by the family,it was a way of offering a fond farewell to a friend,the funeral home people rather liked it as well,it was nor disrespect,but quite the opposite.

[@JohnAdams-xc5yk]

There is nothing you can do to keep the body from decomposition if every thing is sealed perfect the body will still decompose it is natural, that is the reason Jewish caskets have holes drilled in bottom , they are also not allowed to have any metal in them

[@countryboycharlie9793]

About right 4people there and one does all the work

[@thehandyman2180]

charlie knight So Wats the point of the other 3.

[@smithersonjones]

Frater Tenc thats the vault covering, in memphis, they have concrete that go in the hole and it is completely sealed

[@rhondamcilwrath3739]

Who the hell are the disrespectful people laughing in the background while this man is doing a very respectful job of laying someone their final resting place!?🙄😡

[@smithersonjones]

They are not disrespectful!!!!! They are visiting their moms grave with out of town family… no one was there but me recording for the family… you should really think bout there are other folk in the permanent spot … I’m pretty sure u have family In spot who, and there graves get walked on and driven over for the next person and their families… and what’s wrong with laughing a lot a grave

[@smithersonjones]

Keri caye lol they weren't waiting on me...I asked them could I video them finishing...butt all that mattered was the family found it to be nice that I was able to capture to the end...

[@loyevangelists]

We had a full service and viewing for our daughter but then we had her cremated. Its what she wanted. We miss you Beth-elle. She is whole now with a new body in the very presence of Jesus. No more pain. No more suffering.

[@monasalim7986]

i am sorry for your loss, Prayers for you and your family. May God grant you peace of mind and heart.

[@lawrencelewis5800]

Did he leave the flowers on the casket?

[@smithersonjones]

Lawrence Lewis they will put the casket spray on it for bout 2 days then they will throw them away or burn them

[@angelbasham6631]

But the flowers was on there when he put it in vault ?

[@RedRedDaDon]

+smitheronjones What does it mean when grass won't grow over a grave? ( the funeral was 7 months ago..)

[@thestrangeman069]

The grass wont grow unfortunately. They need to patch it with grass squares. (Then pad it down firmly i place) i would ask why it hasn't been done. R.I.P to the person you lost :(

[@szqsk8]

The more I see things like this the more I think cremation is the away to go.

[@JamaicanMillionaire]

Most places in the Caribbean have a more simpler process. They have flooding all the time and have never heard of any caskets floating away. I would rather have my casket interred and covered in the ground while my family is still there and the service is going on. This process here just seems weird. Is this mandatory for all burials in the USA?

[@theresachiorazzi4571]

Why do they wait till you leave to do this years ago people stayed at the site if you chose to do that

[@robdieseldiesel8960]

Seems like they having a good time in the background....

[@amalalsarraf5874]

This is the first time I know about putting a casket in vaults before burying? Why?

[@smithersonjones]

Amal Alsarraf in Tennessee they do that to preserve the dead longer U can open up a grave 40 years and they still may have hair and skin

[@amalalsarraf5874]

@@smithersonjones what"s the point of reserving?

[@smithersonjones]

Amal Alsarraf I don't know ... I think it traditional waaaay back biblically...the dead gets buried and they pereserved them as well...look at all the mummified people they find from waaaay back 1300s but I personally wanna be the skeleton in a science class room or put in the potters field where they put your remains in different conditions and see how long or what type of bugs come..or they can mummify me my husband wanna be cremated and his ashes is to be sprinkled of his parents grave

[@amalalsarraf5874]

@@smithersonjones as a Muslim we don't do this . Wrap in white sheets and burry no casket no vault

[@smithersonjones]

Amal Alsarraf u go right Im ground? Do u get embalmed

[@bigdill36467]

That's a Blackhawk Helicopter flying over

[@beautifulinsideandout7589]

so how long does it take a body to decay?

[@spencerwilton5831]

Beautiful Inside and out a European- maybe three to six months. An embalmed, obese American who has eaten a diet pumped full of artificial preservatives will still be polluting the planet years after their death and ridiculously expensive and over complicated burial.

[@thomasmint1761]

Interesting. So the sealant that bonds the top and lower levels of the vault is already in place on the upper edges. The worker removes the tape that is covering that edge, which is now directly exposed for contact with with the lower vault.

[@malinyamato]

everything is so metal mechanical.