- Huh, pleated overalls.
Dang, Uncle Terry, you look good.
I don't think I've ever seen you this dressed up.
- She looks so peaceful.
It's almost like she's sleeping.
I'm just waiting for her to wake up
and tell me I've gained weight
and then immediately after offer me something fried.
- You wanna know if there's a will?
Well, I saw Aunt Wanda take a swing at your cousin
in the parking lot, so yeah, there's a will and surprise!
She is not on it.
- Her hair looks great.
Who did her makeup?
She looks like someone left the heat
on Madame Tussauds Wax Museum.
- It is a sad, sad day.
All right.
Anyway, let's grab the family.
Tell 'em to smile for a picture.
- Did you see the casket spray?
No? How did you miss it?
It's six dozen crimson and white roses
with a little angel Bear Bryant wearing a hounds tooth halo.
I'm pretty sure if you get too close to it
and say "War Eagle", it will pepper spray you.
- What?
No, no, I'm fine.
I've done my grieving.
I'm just dreading the record amount of family drama
I will witness today.
- I'm gonna need some kind of chart to keep up
with all these great aunts and uncles.
I don't know any of their names
but I swear I have hugged every single one of them.
- You know, they say death comes in threes.
Wonder who's next?
Oh, definitely, Ethel.
What's that?
No, I wasn't.
You're good.
You eating a whole potato salad by yourself.
Bet it's good.
Definitely Ethel.
- Did you see the program?
Yeah, they misspelled Mackenzie's name in the obituary.
I told 'em we spelled it with four I's.
- Hey, somebody go grab Aunt June,
she's about to pass out, I can see it.
Look, catch her.
Go!
- No, I'm fine.
I made it through "Sweet Beulah Land" just fine
but then they sing, "Go Rest High on That Mountain"
and it gets me every time.
I just love Vince Gill, he's the voice of an angel.
- Thank y'all so much for coming.
Please take one of these giant green plants with you.
If I take 'em home, they'll be deader than Pawpaw next week.
Too soon?
- That preacher was long winded,
four scriptures and an altar call?
I'm surprised he didn't pass
around the offerin' plate for himself.
- Oh, you haven't been to a southern funeral before. Okay.
Well, technically, graveside only lasts 10 minutes
but we stay for a minimum of two hours.
We don't leave until that casket is in the ground
and covered with dirt.
- Do you see Pawpaw's breakfast buddies made it?
They even stood around the casket
and complained about the city council one last time.
- Hey, all the pallbearers here,
do they have their boutonnieres?
Are they ready to carry 300 pounds
across the field in 120 degree heat?
Good. Let's go.
- Go get the car and put it in the funeral procession line.
Remember to turn the headlights on.
It's gonna take us 30 minutes to get to the cemetery,
45 if the heathens don't pull off
on the side of the road for us.
Kids these days, I tell you what.
- Okay, how in the world does everyone here
over the age of 60 know my name?
I have never seen these people before in my life.
- She has suffered for so long.
Hmm?
She wasn't sick.
She was a Saints fan.
Yeah, it's tough.
- Hey, your sister keeps asking
if we're gonna bury grandma in that necklace.
Does she want it or something?
I'm afraid she's gonna go just snatch it off her neck
before they close the casket.
I cannot deal with this today.
I need a drink, I'm done.
I'm done.
- Pawpaw always said that when he passed
just don't make a big deal out of it.
Just put him in the ground.
Anyway, viewing's from 10 to noon,
funeral's at one, graveside at 3:30
and First Baptist is feeding us and half the town at five.
Yeah. We're keeping it small.
- I am so sorry for your loss.
You know what you need?
A second fridge.
People are gonna be bringing you food for the next 43 days.
- I tell you what though, it is so good to see family again.
Not necessarily talk to 'em,
but you know, from a distance, to see them.
How's it going?
(upbeat country music)