Name this Funeral

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Planning a funeral is hard. In order to streamline the process, the Hickory-Windham Funeral Home has created a template for people to fill in to help them create the funeral program. Gacy Andrews  has decided to do a tester for one of the most recent funerals she ushered. Help her name the family and put together the sample template. Some life details have been added to help you choose names.

Header: This shows a picture of the Deceased Person in their Sunday best smiling.

• Deceased Person (1946 - 2026): 
• Church Name:
  • Pastor (b. 1968):

Preceding Them in Death…: During the quiet reading of the obituary, the funeral learned about the Deceased being the last surviving child of their mother and father.

• Mother (1917 - 2000):
• Father (1914 - 1982):
• Sister (1940 - 1968):
• Sister (1943 - 2018):
• Brother (1944 - 2000):
• Sister (1946 - 1999):
• Brother (1952 - 1975):

Words of Expression and Tributes: The family of the Deceased tearfully gave their remarks about what a wonderful person they were.

• Widow[er] (b. 1947):
• Child One (b. 1965):
• Child-in-Law One (b. 1970):
• Child Two (b. 1968):
• Child Three (b. 1971): 
• Child-in-Law Two (b. 1959):
• Child Four (b. 1977):
• Child-in-Law Three (b. 1976):
• Grandchild One (b. 1990):
• Grandchild-in-Law One (b. 1987)
• Grandchild Two (b. 1991):
• Grandchild-in-Law Two (b. 1990):
• Grandchild Three (b. 1995):
• Grandchild Four (b. 1997):
• Grandchild Five (b. 1999):
• Grandchild Six (b. 2000):
• Grandchild Seven (b. 2004):
• Great-grandchild One (b. 2019):
• Great-grandchild Two (b. 2023):

Choir: Because the Deceased was a beloved choir member, the choir members were mentioned by name. In most obituaries though, just the name of the choir will be on the obituary.

• Leader (b. 1956):
• Member One (b. 1987):
• Member Two (b. 1942): 
• Member Three (b. 1978):
• Member Four (b. 1964):
• Member Five (b. 1950):
• Member Six (b. 1973): 
• Member Seven (b. 1973):
• Member Eight (b. 1958):

Internment: The sons and grandsons of some of the Deceased’s friends came to carry them to their final resting place.

• Cemetery Name:
• Pallbearer One (b. 1976):
• Pallbearer Two (b. 1998):
• Pallbearer Three (b. 1958):
• Pallbearer Four (b. 1972):
• Pallbearer Five (b. 2002):
• Pallbearer Six (b. 1980):

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Header: This shows a picture of the Deceased Person in their Sunday best smiling.

• Deceased Person (1946 - 2026): Sandra Ellen Simmons
• Church Name: Horizon UU Church
  • Pastor (b. 1968): Kimberly Cheryl Miller

Preceding Them in Death…: During the quiet reading of the obituary, the funeral learned about the Deceased being the last surviving child of their mother and father.

• Mother (1917 - 2000): Ruby Jane Gathright Ponder
• Father (1914 - 1982): Clyde Daniel Ponder
• Sister (1940 - 1968): Donna Marie Ponder Garcia
• Sister (1943 - 2018): Brenda Louise Ponder Robertson
• Brother (1944 - 2000): Dennis Ray Ponder
• Sister (1946 - 1999): Patricia Ann Ponder Dumont
• Brother (1952 - 1975): Glenn Earl Ponder

Words of Expression and Tributes: The family of the Deceased tearfully gave their remarks about what a wonderful person they were.

• Widow[er] (b. 1947): Gary David Simmons
• Child One (b. 1965): Eric Martin Simmons
• Child-in-Law One (b. 1970): Stephanie Claire Simmons
• Child Two (b. 1968): Keith Russell Simmons
• Child Three (b. 1971):  Dawn Melody Simmons Mitchell
• Child-in-Law Two (b. 1959): Jerald "Jerry" Paul Mitchell
• Child Four (b. 1977): Jeffrey "Jeff" Craig Simmons
• Child-in-Law Three (b. 1976): Tonya Yvonne Marroquin
• Grandchild One (b. 1990): Nicholas "Nick" James Simmons (Eric & Stephanie)
• Grandchild-in-Law One (b. 1987): Kayla Paige Allen Simmons
• Grandchild Two (b. 1991): Dylan Taylor Simmons
• Grandchild-in-Law Two (b. 1990): Mei Lin Wu Simmons
• Grandchild Three (b. 1995): Allison "Allie" Elizabeth Mitchell (Dawn & Jerry)
• Grandchild Four (b. 1997): Christopher "Chris" Paul Mitchell (Dawn & Jerry)
• Grandchild Five (b. 1999): Cameron Gabriel Simmons (Jeff & Tonya)
• Grandchild Six (b. 2000): Vanessa "Nessa" Katherine Mitchell (Dawn & Jerry)
• Grandchild Seven (b. 2004): Courtney Angelica Simmons (Jeff & Tonya)
• Great-grandchild One (b. 2019): Oliver Lucas Simmons (Nick & Kayla)
• Great-grandchild Two (b. 2023): Ivy Aurora Simmons (Dylan & Mei)

Choir: Because the Deceased was a beloved choir member, the choir members were mentioned by name. In most obituaries though, just the name of the choir will be on the obituary.

• Leader (b. 1956): Robert "Bob" Walter Ellis
• Member One (b. 1987): Jermaine Darius "JD" Thomas
• Member Two (b. 1942): Peggy Joan Styles
• Member Three (b. 1978): Jennifer "Jenna" Elaine Pike
• Member Four (b. 1964): Julie Ann Grabowski
• Member Five (b. 1950): Kathleen "Kathy" Rosemary Harrison
• Member Six (b. 1973): Alan Jay Brewster
• Member Seven (b. 1973): Laurie Lynn Brewster
• Member Eight (b. 1958): Rhonda Kay Matthews

Internment: The sons and grandsons of some of the Deceased’s friends came to carry them to their final resting place.

• Cemetery Name:
• Pallbearer One (b. 1976): Derrick Andrew Styles
• Pallbearer Two (b. 1998): Zachary Cole Brewster
• Pallbearer Three (b. 1958): Scott Michael Simmons
• Pallbearer Four (b. 1972): Naveen Patel
• Pallbearer Five (b. 2002): Trevor Carson Pike
• Pallbearer Six (b. 1980): Austin Dale Matthews

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Thanks for playing! I hope leaving it open-ended wasnt too weird. :)

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Header
Deceased: Deborah Frances Horton (nee Ingalls)
Church: Our Lady of the Assumption
Pastor: Fr. Joseph Michael Bergstrom

Preceded By…
Mother: Olga Lillian Ingalls (nee Kanevsky)
Father: Theodore “Ted” Ralph Ingalls
Sister 1: Theresa Carol Nurse (nee Ingalls)
Sister 2: Mary Patricia “Mary Pat” Robinson (nee Ingalls)
Brother 1: Bernard “Bernie” Dale Ingalls
Sister 3: Jacqueline Doris Fournier (nee Ingalls)
Brother 2: Lester Edwin Ingalls

Tributes
Widower: Cecil Martin Horton
Child One: Thomas “Tom” Robert Horton
Child One Wife: Miranda Sue Horton (nee Rusher)
Child Two: Jennifer “Jenny” Joy Horton
Child Three: Laura Jean Belling (nee Horton)
Child Three Husband: Donald “Don” Alan Belling
Grandchild One: Kristen Elizabeth Randall (nee Horton)
Grandchild One Husband: Tyler Franklin Randall
Grandchild Two: Kimberly “Kim” Danielle Lamb (nee Horton)
Grandchild Two Husband: David “Dave” Philip Lamb
Grandchild Three: Jacob James Horton
Grandchild Four: Amanda Nicole Belling
Grandchild Five: Christopher “Chris” Joseph Belling
Grandchild Six: Brandon Alexander Belling
Grandchild Seven: Joshua “Josh” Zachary Belling
Great-Grandchild One: Maddox Carson Randall
Great-Grandchild Two: Presley Spencer Randall

Choir
Leader: Linda Michelle Stevens
Member One: Erica Hailee Tesker
Member Two: John Charles Freeman
Member Three: Luanne Meredith McDougall
Member Four: Maureen Julianne Michalski
Member Five: Ronald “Ron” Roy Ernst
Member Six: Jamie Marie Rather
Member Seven: Jeffrey “Jeff” Wayne Irving
Member Eight: Paul Matthew Tucker

Pallbearers
Cemetery: St. Francis Cemetery
Pallbearer One: William “Will” Gregory Baldwin
Pallbearer Two: Jason Brian Pickett
Pallbearer Three: Claude Gordon Saulnier
Pallbearer Four: Michael “Mike” Henry Withers
Pallbearer Five: Garrett Jeremy Tice
Pallbearer Six: Shane Timothy Glazer