Twice I suggested to my husband that I attend a funeral of a JW, one an old neighbor of mine I knew long before my husband and didn't even know the family wre JWs. That time, my husband had not yet begun to study with the JWs ( though he ws born in and left for 30+ years) and kept discouraging me to do. He said strange things like "you wouldn't want to, it's not like other funerals, you would feel out of place". I shrugged it off and was a bit miffed and bewildered but I didn't go. Next was years later, after he began studying. I was going to go and barely knew the girl but the mother of the girl was my husbands mothers best friend. Except became sick right before andended up not going. This time he wanted me to go and came home praising the funeral telling me how many people were talking about the girl ( died of kidney failure awaiting a transplant... you know how that ends, no dr in town does the bloodless thing.....) She left behind two children and one awaiting to be adopted and a husband. He said there was lots of emotion and talking about her. VERY strange to me how he ws behaving the exact opposite from the previous time. The second time he was studying, and attending metings, conventions etc.
The power of thought control......it's mind blowing.
I now now it will be very rare for me to attend one of those JW funerals. It would have to be my husband's family member.