"The body lay in the front northeast room, in which were gathered the family and close friends." The only flowers were lilies of the valley, roses, and arbutus.
At the church, Judge Hoar, standing by the coffin, spoke briefly; Dr.Furness read selections from the Scriptures; James Freeman Clarke delivered the funeral address, and Alcott read a sonnet.
"Over an hour was occupied by the passing files of neighbors, friends, and visitors looking for the last time upon the face of the dead poet.

The body was robed completely in white, and the face bore a natural and peaceful expression.

From the church the procession took its way to the cemetery.

The grave was made beneath a tall pine-tree upon the hill-top of Sleepy Hollow, where lie the bodies of his friends Thoreau and Hawthorne, the upturned sod being concealed by strewings of pine boughs.

A border of hemlock spray surrounded the grave and completely lined its sides.
The services were very brief, and the casket was soon lowered to its final resting-place.