What Funeral Attendants do: 1  Direct or escort mourners to parlors or chapels in which wakes or funerals are being held. 2  Greet people at the funeral home. 3  Perform a variety of tasks during funerals to assist funeral directors and to ensure that services run smoothly and as planned. Greet people at the funeral home. 2  Perform a variety of tasks during funerals to assist funeral directors and to ensure that services run smoothly and as planned. 3  Carry flowers to hearses or limousines for transportation to places of interment.
Trough. trough. 1. A long, hollow vessel, generally for holding water or other liquid, especially one formed by excavating a log longitudinally on one side; a long tray; also, a wooden channel for conveying water, as to a mill wheel.
âA trough is an elongated area of low atmospheric pressure that can occur either at the Earth's surface or at higher altitudes.â âIn southwestern Australia, the hottest conditions are normally associated with low pressure troughs that direct east to northeasterly winds from the hot interior.â