When Embalming is Beautiful
Article By Caleb Wilde, Confessions of a Funeral Director Death sits in paradox. In it we find impossible co-mixtures of intrinsic opposites. Perhaps, this is why death is...
Do Funeral Homes Charge too Much? 10 Thoughts on the Cost of Funerals
Post provided by Caleb Wilde, CalebWilde.com Do you think funeral homes charge too much for their merchandise and services? I asked this question on my Facebook page yesterday. Over 200...
Funeral Director Offers Thoughts on HATE / LIKE Relationship with Corporate Run Funeral Homes
This article originally appeared on the blog Confessions of a Funeral Director written by Funeral Director Caleb Wilde. If you aren’t aware of the corporate monsters in the...
Drinking in the Stories (What It Means to Be a Funeral Director)
Article provided by Caleb Wilde, Confessions of a Funeral Director I work with both my dad and my grandfather. When I first started at the funeral home as...
The Most Epic Obituary Ever Written
Article from: Confessions of a Funeral Director Val Patterson — a little known scientist from Utah — wrote for himself one of the more intriguing (and long) obituaries...
An Interesting Perspective on the Death of Fred Phelps, Leader of the Westboro Baptist Church
Article by: Caleb Wilde, CalebWilde.com Fred Phelps died. A couple days ago, we learned that the founder of the Westboro Baptist Church – infamous for its hate filled...
A Beeping Day in the Funeral Business
Post from: Caleb Wilde, CalebWilde.com It was late summer. I had worked a 70 hour week, capped off with a Saturday funeral that lasted (viewing to burial) 7...
10 Thoughts in Defense of Funeral Selfies
article by: Caleb Wilde, CalebWilde.com As is often the case, we tend to get house calls in the middle of snow storms. And this past week was no...
When You Should Fire Your Funeral Home
Article from: Caleb Wilde, Confessions of a Funeral Director Before I tell you when you should fire your funeral home, bear with me as I describe the situation...
Help Us, Social Media. You Are Our Only Hope
Article provided by Caleb Wilde, Confessions of a Funeral Director The funeral industry is too often known for its worst practitioners. The practitioners who take financial advantage of...