The time period prior to the funeral when friends can come and pay their respects to the departed's family.

 

Around Northern Kentucky it seems like a lot of people refer to it as "visitation".

 

However, in Eastern Kentucky, I've heard it referred to as "the layout".

 

While where I grew up, it seemed like everyone said it was "calling hours".

 

Not saying anyone is more appropriate than the other (sort of like the pop/soda/soft drink debate)...but what's it called around your neck of the woods?

In Louisville I've always known it as visitation or sometimes viewing.

Here in the Estill County Area (Richmond, Stanton, Winchester, Campton) it's known as the Visitation/Viewing..Usually lasts from 6-9 PM

The time period prior to the funeral when friends can come and pay their respects to the departed's family.

 

Around Northern Kentucky it seems like a lot of people refer to it as "visitation".

 

However, in Eastern Kentucky, I've heard it referred to as "the layout".

 

While where I grew up, it seemed like everyone said it was "calling hours".

 

Not saying anyone is more appropriate than the other (sort of like the pop/soda/soft drink debate)...but what's it called around your neck of the woods?

 

What part if eastern Ky did you hear that from? Haha

We call it "services" or "visitation" In the Pikeville area.

I grew up hearing it called layout. Now I here both visitation and layout. NKY by the way.

I've heard visitation and layout.

Mostly visitation. Sometimes layout.

Layout from here in NKY.

In WKY we call it a visitation. In STL area it is called a wake

Both visitation and viewing.

Mostly visitation. Sometimes layout.

 

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Both visitation and viewing.

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Never heard layout before.

In WKY we call it a visitation. In STL area it is called a wake

The wake is normally the Gathering after the funeral.

I have always heard it called the Layout in my family .