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Must-See: Watch a Sneak Peek of TLC's 'Best Funeral Ever'

"Some families need someone else to start crying before they can start crying," says John Beckwith, Jr.
Watch a Sneak Peek of TLC's 'Best Funeral Ever'
TLC
By Essence · Updated October 28, 2020
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Go inside the life of a professional mourner in TLC’s newest reality series, Best Funeral Ever. “Some families need someone else to start crying before they can start crying,” says John Beckwith, Jr. of Dallas’ Golden Gate Funeral Home. “A mourner can make or break a funeral.”

Check out how these newcomers learn to mourn and how the funeral home puts on a number of lavish services for their clients. Catch it on Sundays at 10 p.m.

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