If friends and relatives are invited to gather at the place where the body is before the funeral, the announcement might say, “The ________ will be on Thursday at 2 pm.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| VISITATION | 15 |
| WAKE | 11 |
| VIEWING | 6 |
| PAYING RESPECTS | 1 |
| VIGIL | 1 |
| VISITING HOURS | 1 |
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