Cemetery Maintenance

noun the place where a dead body is buried

• The burial ceremony was held at the local cemetery.
• We attended the burial of our neighbor's pet hamster.
• I heard there was a burial party at the old abandoned house last night.
• The burial of his hopes and dreams left him feeling lost and defeated.

noun a person who takes care of a church and churchyard, typically acting as a gravedigger and bell-ringer

• The sexton is responsible for the maintenance of the church grounds.
• I heard the sexton found a lost wedding ring in the garden.
• The sexton is always out there puttering around the churchyard.
• The sexton of the cemetery is like a guardian of the deceased.