last honors

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Thus Nazi Germany last week paid last honors to Ernst Udet, World War I ace, once best of the international aerobats, exponent of parachute troops and glider warfare.

From Time Magazine Archive

Axel arrived three days after, having travelled by extra post, too late to hear the last words of his father, but not too late to render the last honors to his remains.

From Seed-time and Harvest A Novel by Reuter, Fritz

While they were busy Mary Magdalene went out to the centurion and said to him: "May we not even pay the last honors to our friend?"

From King of the Jews A story of Christ's last days on Earth by Stead, William T.

All down the lane were wagons and carriages and horses, for every body that knew my grandfather had come to pay him the last honors.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various

When we had paid the last honors to Juba, we began to think of our final departure.

From A Columbus of Space by Serviss, Garrett Putman