Who can be a pallbearer and what is the difference between a pallbearer and honorary pallbearer?
Friends, relatives, church members, neighbors, business associate or family can be a pallbearer. Pallbearers are typically people who have had an impact on the deceased or a member of their family. Men and women, children and adults can all be pallbearers. The pallbearers actively carry the casket typically from the site of the funeral to the hearse and from the hearse to the final resting place at the cemetery. Honorary pallbearers are often selected when a cremation has taken place and there is no casket to carry. Or an honorary pallbearer may be a young child or senior adult who will not actively carry the casket.
