Livestreamed Services Catch On At Funeral Homes, But Slowly

Livestreams have allowed people with compromised immune systems or out-of-town family members and friends to safely attend funerals during the coronavirus pandemic.

St. Louis-area funeral homes started offering to livestream services in April as capacity limits and social distancing reduced the number of people who could attend services.

Funeral directors now say the technology will become a permanent fixture in the industry.

“It's a regular part of our repertoire now,” said Dan Flynn, general manager of Jay B Smith Funeral Homes in south county.

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/coronavirus/2020-11-25/funeral-homes-invest-more-in-livestreamed-services-but-its-slowly-catching-on

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Livestreamed Services Catch On At Funeral Homes, But Slowly (Original post)	Sherman A1	Nov 2020	OP
It's a wonderful service.	tanyev	Nov 2020	#1
That's how many of us 'attended' my friend's funeral	Siwsan	Nov 2020	#2
I usually attend a couple of zoom meetings a week.	safeinOhio	Nov 2020	#3
I saw a funeral months ago of a friend of my fathers who lived in Alabama	kimbutgar	Nov 2020	#4
My Mom's funeral last month was like this, mostly.	Archae	Nov 2020	#5

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Sun Nov 29, 2020, 09:18 AM

tanyev (33,766 posts)

1. It's a wonderful service.

A dear friend of my husband's died a couple months ago in Canada. Even without the pandemic, it's unlikely we could have made it there for the funeral. But it meant a lot to my husband to be able to watch the funeral online.

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Sun Nov 29, 2020, 09:25 AM

Siwsan (17,982 posts)