Immediate burial is defined as the disposition of human remains by burial without formal viewing, visitation, or ceremony with the body present. Which option best matches this definition?

• A. Disposal by cremation
• B. Burial without viewing or ceremony with the body present, except for a graveside service
• C. Burial with a full funeral service
• D. Disinterment

Answer: (B)

Immediate burial means burying the remains without a formal viewing, visitation, or ceremony with the body present. The option that describes burial without a viewing or formal ceremony with the body present, while allowing a graveside service, matches this idea because the body is buried without a traditional viewing or full ceremony, and any service at the graveside is typically brief and not a full ceremony with viewing.

Disposing by cremation, a full funeral service with viewing, or disinterment do not fit the definition: cremation is a different disposition, a full funeral service includes viewing and a formal ceremony, and disinterment is removing a body from a burial.