AGENCY: Milford (Utah)

SERIES: 23972
TITLE: Funeral record book
DATES: 1913-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by funeral date.

DESCRIPTION: This single volume was originally maintained by an unidentified funeral home and is now in the custody of the municipality. It details information about the deceased as well as funeral and burial arrangements. Information about the deceased includes name, date of birth, place of birth, age at time of death, occupation, names of parents, mother's maiden name, date of death, place of death, cause of death and certifying physician. Funeral and burial information is arranged in the form of a list of services with a column to detail the charge for each service selected. It includes type of coffin or casket, various types of services performed to prepare the body for burial, transportation, flowers, grave site preparation, newspaper death notices and music. Also included are name of officiating clergyman, names of pall bearers, name of cemetery, and section, lot and grave number. There is an index in the front of the volume where names of the deceased are listed alphabetically by first letter of last name. Several pages have been razored out and others have been cut in half.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is authorized by Archives general schedule Burial records, GRS-286

AUTHORIZED: 09/11/2015

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Agency Record Center permanently.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in Agency Record Center permanently.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Historical Legal

These records have historical and administrative value as documentation of the burial of individuals.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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