funeral procession; burial service
Refers to the act of carrying the deceased to the burial site or the funeral procession itself; a somewhat literary or traditional term.
村人たちは野辺送りに参列した。
The villagers attended the funeral procession.
Compound of 野辺 (のべ, 'field' or 'open country', here referring to the burial ground) and 送り (おくり, 'sending off'), literally 'sending off to the fields'.