This one tore me up...so innocent.
This has been a common tradition in my family. I remember the older relatives bringing out the photos when I was younger and I also have photos of both my grandparents from their funerals which were in the past three years. I was also told that the photos were exchanged amongst family who had immigrated here from other countries....I guess in way to keep the family close. My grandparents were from Germany and Ireland. When someone died, they would send the photos back to the "old country".