Funeral Intern TAKES OVER | FFFW 237

Y’all – I just had an amazing piece of sourdough bread. For years and years, I was scared of it – the name sounds so ugly. “Who wants sour bread?” I often thought. But then I just tried it and I can’t get enough.

Anyway, you didn’t come here for my sourdough thoughts – you came here for your weekly dose of funeral fun. Aaaaand that begins right NOW!

Save Your Funeral Livestreams Before Facebook Deletes Them on May 19th: https://facebook-crisis.memoryshare.com/

“The announcement that Facebook will delete live streams older than 30 days reveals a critical disconnect between platform policies and the reality of grief. Grief doesn’t follow a 30-day timeline. Our data shows 30% of funeral viewings happen after that 30-day window. For an average funeral home, that’s over 2,500 families annually who will seek comfort in a service recording only to find it gone. This should serve as a wake-up call for funeral professionals to invest in solutions where they maintain ownership and control of their content, rather than entrusting these precious memories to platforms with competing priorities.” – Shane White, CTO of MemoryShare

MemoryShare is here to help.

Funeral homes affected by these changes can schedule a call with MemoryShare to receive 3 months of unlimited streaming and recording. Their team will handle all training, transfer your existing videos, and provide a complimentary 20-minute training session for your staff. MemoryShare is committed to funeral homes and ensuring a smooth transition with zero disruption for the families you serve.

Call 469-983-4832 to learn more and meet with a MemoryShare professional who will guide you through the process. Mention Disrupt/Connecting Directors to claim a bonus gift!

Funeral Home Intern Accidentally Becomes Full-Time Employee After No One Tells Him to Leave

“I Just Kept Coming Back. Now I Manage Preneed.”

CLEVELAND, OH — What began as a six-week summer internship has quietly evolved into a full-time career for 22-year-old Jackson Wright, who never received formal instructions to stop showing up at the funeral home — and now oversees the preneed program.

“I figured if they didn’t say I was done, I wasn’t done,” said Jackson, who initially started in May dusting urns and vacuuming chapel carpets. “By August, I was directing services. By October, I had my own business cards. I think I work here now?”

Staff at Greenwood & Sons Funeral Home confirmed Jackson’s presence but expressed uncertainty about his employment status.

“We assumed he was somebody’s nephew,” said Linda, the office manager. “Then we saw him in a suit greeting families and just… went with it. Honestly, he’s better than half the people we have hired.”

The funeral home’s owner, Harold Greenwood, was unaware Jackson was unpaid for the first four months. “Wait, he’s not on payroll? Can we keep it that way?”

Jackson is currently planning the firm’s holiday remembrance service and considering asking for a raise—or at least a name tag.

Trivia

Choose the correct answer and you’ll see a puppy. Get it wrong and you’ll see someone hurting themselves.

The latest Marvel movie has made 280 million dollars. How much 280 million 20-gauge steel caskets weigh?

Answer Choices:
A) 23 billion lbs
B) 33 billion lbs
C) 53 billion lbs