[Jim from C-Town]

It seems to me like a long time to wait before you put someone in the ground. She has been dead almost a week already.

[PghBaldy]

My father died on a Sunday, and we buried him the Staurday after that (6 days). We did have a 3 day viewing, and a brother in Taiwan to deal with, but it was the longest I’ve known anyone I’ve known to wait.

[murron]

I’m from the New Orleans area, and back in the 70s when Mahalia Jackson died, they didn’t bury her for 3 weeks! I don’t remember if it was summer or winter that she died, but we have pretty warm winters down here.