pallbearer
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He was also a pallbearer at Jota's funeral.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
After Kennedy’s assassination, Whittaker was a pallbearer at the funeral in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
At the dog park, he turned strangers into fast friends, joining regulars for dinner and even serving as a pallbearer at one of their funerals.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2024
Kara-Murza had been a friend of Sen. John McCain and was a pallbearer at his 2018 funeral.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
Another pallbearer chimed in, “Let’s go get some doughnuts.”
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
Four pallbearers carried the coffin from the church after the funeral and they were followed by Payne’s parents and Cole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
It was lifted by pallbearers and carried into the church.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
Ten Hag and other Twente players were pallbearers at Scharmin's funeral and the United manager has a day of mourning on 7 June every year.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024
Female pallbearers dressed in white carried the white casket holding Hertsen to her final resting place in a Warsaw cemetery.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
After the pastor finally finished talking, the pallbearers lowered the wooden coffin with my gran in it into the huge rectangle in the ground.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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