His funeral, a four-hour " homegoing " service, took place on June 7, 2008, at Showers of Blessings Church in Gainesville, Florida and kept in tune with the vibrant spirit of Bo Diddley's life and career.

Thomas ' funeral, which Brinnin did not attend, took place at St Martin's Church in Laugharne on 24 November.

Hopper's funeral took place on June 3, 2010 at San Francisco de Asis Mission Church in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico.

During the two funeral services, Himmler — the chief mourner — took charge of Heydrich's two young sons, and he gave the eulogy in Berlin.

The funeral took place on 7 February, following a funeral act of state on the Dorotheenstadt cemetery in Berlin in the closest of family and friends.

They took advantage of President Taya's attendance at the funeral of Saudi King Fahd to organize the coup, which took place without loss of life.

His funeral took place in the Al-Rashdan Mosque in Nasr City in Cairo.

His funeral and cremation took place the following day.

Thousands took part in his funeral.

During the power vacuum that followed the assassination of Somalia's second president, Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, the military staged a coup d ' état on 21 October 1969 ( the day after Shermarke's funeral ) and took over office.

Occasionally the photographer took pictures of the family at the funeral as well, as this was one of the few times that people would all be together.

His services and funeral Mass took place in the church he attended from his childhood, Nativity of Our Lord.

The funeral took place on the 10th September Westminster Abbey.

Increasing funeral expenses combined with decreasing real value of investments such as homes and retirement savings which took place in the 2000s have purportedly led to an increase in citizens taking advantage of arrangements where funeral costs are reduced or eliminated.

Sebring's funeral took place later the same day ; the funerals were scheduled several hours apart to allow mutual friends to attend both.

His funeral took place at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on the 15th.

His funeral took place at St. Mary's Church, The Boltons, London.

Later came The Tempest, King Lear, a funeral march for the final scene in Hamlet, the love scene for Les Troyens ( which, some claim, Berlioz took from The Merchant of Venice ), and Béatrice and Benedict.

However, historically, the assassination took place on 15 March ( The Ides of March ), the will was published on 18 March, the funeral was on 20 March and Octavius arrived only in May.

It was William who took responsibility for the king's funeral and burial at Worcester Cathedral.

According to Apollodorus, Menelaus, Aerope's son, was away at Catreus ' funeral, when Paris took Helen to Troy.

About 200, 000 people took to the streets of the Gaza Strip for Yassin's funeral as Israeli forces declared a national alert.

* 1914 – The funeral of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie takes place in Vienna, six days after their assassinations in Sarajevo.

* 1968 – Robert F. Kennedy's funeral takes place at the Basilica of St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City.

* 2006 – The funeral service takes place for those executed at Bykivnia forest, outside Kiev, Ukraine.

* February 15 – The funeral of George VI takes place at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

** The funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, takes place at Westminster Abbey, watched by over 2 billion people worldwide.

* January 30 – State funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place with the largest assembly of statesmen in the world until the 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II.

* February 15-The funeral of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon takes place on the 50th anniversary of her father's funeral.

* April 9 – The funeral of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother takes place in Westminster Abbey, London.

Funeral services and memorial services may also take place at the funeral home.

He displayed his grief by erecting twelve so-called Eleanor crosses, one at each place where her funeral cortège stopped for the night.

It was symbolized ( at least for those of us who recognized ourselves in the image ) by that self-consuming, elegiac candle of Edna St. Vincent Millay's, that candle which from the quatrain where she ensconced it became a beacon to us, but which in point of fact would have had to be as tall as a funeral taper to last even the evening, let alone the night.

He claimed to be visiting the waterfront saloon at the crossroads to play cards and drink with his cronies, but Kate had not smelled brandy on him since Mrs. Lattimer's funeral.

Then Via called to say they had decided to cremate her -- as they had Ellen, the thought leaped to my mind -- and did I want to meet her at the funeral home the next morning.

Poirot was buried at Styles, and his funeral was arranged by his best friend Hastings and Hastings ' daughter Judith.

At Emerson's request, Alcott helped arrange Thoreau's funeral, which was held at First Parish Sanctuary in Concord, despite Thoreau having disavowed membership in the church when he was in his early twenties.

She was also one of two horses driven by Menelaus at the funeral games of Patroclus.

In 47, Crispus died, and at his funeral, the rumor spread around that Agrippina poisoned Crispus to gain his estate.

In the funeral games at the pyre of Patroclus, he contended with Odysseus and Antilochus for the prize in the footrace ; but Athena, who was hostile towards him and favored Odysseus, made him stumble and fall, so that he won only the second prize.

The most distinguished funeral honors were paid to his remains, which were deposited in the temple at Possagno on 25 October 1822.

Meanwhile, the courtesans from the house of Marcus Lycus – who had been recruited as mourners at " Philia "' s ersatz funeral – have escaped, and Lycus sends his eunuchs out to bring them all back, adding to the general pandemonium.

Second, when she gives the eulogy at Denys Finch Hattons ’ funeral, she recites “ To an athlete dying young ”.

Capone cried at his brother's funeral and ordered the closure of all the speakeasies in Cicero for a day as a mark of respect.

They also spoke together at the funeral of Boris Yeltsin in 2007.

His importance is proven once more by the grand funeral given to him by his people: his funeral at sea with many weapons and treasures shows he was a great soldier and an even greater leader to his people.

* Youths riding around on horses at the funeral of a great man-Anchises and Pallas in the Aeneid and Beowulf in Beowulf.

Holly's funeral was held on February 7, 1959, at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Lubbock.

Traditionally, when a person died a woman would sing a lament ( in, or, " caoin " meaning " to weep, to wail ") at the funeral.

According to Ivinskaya, People who arrived in Peredelkino early in the morning on the day of the funeral told us that militiamen, commanded by very senior officers, were already stationed at the approaches to the village.

Mumy read the eulogy at Harris ' funeral and was asked to narrate his longtime friend's life on A & E Biography that same year.

After the funeral service, a tribute concert was held at the Martin Luther King Center, also in Gainesville, and featured performances by his son and daughter, Anthony McDaniel and Evelyn Kelly, long-time background vocalist Gloria Jolivet, co-producer Scott " Skyntyte " Free, Diddley's touring band, The Debby Hastings Band, and guest artist Eric Burdon.

Two individuals gave eulogies at his funeral: Gauss's son-in-law Heinrich Ewald and Wolfgang Sartorius von Waltershausen, who was Gauss's close friend and biographer.

Recognizing his love of the theater and his efforts to become a playwright and producer, she wrote at his funeral:

While attending the funeral of Yuriko Takiguchi, Magneto arrives at Utopia, apparently under peaceful motives.