Introduction Keith Willhite AS THE SON OF A FUNERAL DIRECTOR, my ministry in funerals began at a very early age. During my years of pastoral ministry, I found few circumstances more challenging or rewarding than memorial services. I have conducted funerals for children, suicide victims, accident victims, people who have never darkened the door of a church, and devout believers. These are different occasions, and they require different messages to some extent. Hence, we have arranged most of the funeral