This chapter explores the significance of the bequest made by Hannah Beswick to i her funeral expenses. It examines the changes in funeral practices between the death of Hannah’s mother, Hannah’s own death, and the time of her delayed burial, and the ‘professionalisation of death’ that occurred during this time with the rise of undertaking as a commercial profession. Alongside this, consideration of the average costs of funerals during this period is used to argue that Hannah’s bequest is far too high (and too specific) a sum for an ordinary funeral. The chapter goes on to explore the history of embalming as a funereal practice, including explanations for the purpose and techniques employed. The chapter ultimately argues that, while the ‘mummification’ and display of Hannah’s body has been described as a ‘ungenteel fate’, a standard funeral is not a guarantee of a ‘genteel fate’. Through further consideration of the detail of Hannah’s will, alongside the recorded disiy of human remains at Cheetwood discussed in a previous chapter, this chapter concludes by positing that Hannah Beswick actively chose post-mortem preservation of her corpse at the hands of a surgeon, likely for religious reasons or other sensibilities, and that her viscera were ceremonially interred at Cheetwood Hall with the full knowledge of her friends and family.