Editing Funeral (section)

===Masonic===
A [[Masonic funeral]] is held at the request of a departed Mason or family member. The service may be held in any of the usual places or a Lodge room with committal at graveside, or the complete service can be performed at any of the aforementioned places without a separate committal. Freemasonry does not require a Masonic funeral.

There is no single convention for a Masonic funeral service. Some Grand Lodges have a prescribed service (as it is a worldwide organisation). Some of the customs include the presiding officer wearing a hat while doing his part in the service, the Lodge members placing sprigs of evergreen on the casket, and a small white leather apron may being placed in or on the casket. The hat may be worn because it is Masonic custom (in some places in the world) for the presiding officer to have his head covered while officiating. To Masons, the sprig of evergreen is a symbol of immortality. A Mason wears a white leather apron, called a "lambskin", on becoming a Mason, and he may continue to wear it even in death.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Colon|first1=Felix|title=Masonic Funerals|url=http://www.millburnlodge127.com/masonicfunerals.html|publisher=Masonic Service Association|access-date=5 June 2014|archivedate=7 June 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607012348/http://www.millburnlodge127.com/masonicfunerals.html|url-status=deviated}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://grandlodgeofiowa.org/docs/ObituaryRites/MasonicMemorialHandbook.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124062756/http://grandlodgeofiowa.org/docs/ObituaryRites/MasonicMemorialHandbook.pdf |archive-date=2013-01-24 |url-status=live|title=Handbook for Masonic Memorial Services|website=Grandlodgeofiowa.org|access-date=22 September 2018}}</ref>