We get asked frequently about the things we do in the cemetery on the day of a service. Depending on the type of outer burial container and service requested, Rex Vault is in the cemetery for a minimum of five (5) hours.
Our employee is typically working by himself and his job description usually includes:
- Checking the grave for correct dimensions.
- View the area for limiting conditions. Eg: trees, fences, overhead lines, large monuments, freshly backfilled graves, elevations, ground conditions, distance from the road to the gravesite, etc.
- Be aware of current weather conditions and forecasts.
- Lay plank, when necessary, and steer vault trailer to end or side of the grave.
- Place and level grave boards.
- Suspend the outer burial container in the grave on vault placer cables.
- Roll cover back over a dirt mound.
- Place and adjust the lowering device over the container.
- Set up a 15’ x 20’ tent. Add porches, side curtains, heat, etc. per instructions from the funeral home.
- Lay down artificial grass.
- Set up chairs with coverings.
- Sweep, wipe, dust, brush down all equipment.
- Touch up the outer container.
- Place nameplate and emblem as requested.
- Assist in the placement of flowers from the funeral home.
- Assist parking of vehicles.
- Assist placement of casket on lowering device.
- Upon a signal from the funeral home, respectfully lower casketed body into the bottom of the container.
- Remove lowering device.
- Roll container cover over casket base of the container.
- Seal cover and base as one unit and lower into the grave.
- Assist grave digger as needed.
- Disassemble and neatly load everything back onto the truck.
- Hook the trailer to the back of the truck and head home.
- Job complete.
