A TV Corpse Is Nothing Like A Real Corpse
From the looks of it, the many corpses on NCIS just have to lie there. But being dead is not as easy as it looks. Michelle Martins was cast as...
Brad French, President of Director On Call Named ‘Business Person of the Year!’
The team at Director On Call would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to President, Brad French for receiving the ‘Business Person of the Year Award,’ last evening at the Kingston Chamber Gala Awards Banquet! (more…)
[Contest] We Are Giving Away A Lego Cemetery!
Thats right, our GREAT friends at ASD - Answering Service For Directors - sent us 3 custom lego cemeteries to giveaway to our amazing readers! Over the next...
A Fast, Fun and Easy Thanksgiving Facebook App Idea for Funeral Homes
Thanksgiving is not a holiday that’s just popular in the United States, it’s celebrated in multiple countries. For each country, traditions vary, but the underlying theme of giving thanks...
You Know You’re a Funeral Director When…
Article from Krystal Penrose, FuneralOne You know you're a funeral director when... you’re more interested in memorizing the features of your mid-range casket than any expensive car. (more…)
Providing a Decent Last Stop for Homeless Veterans
In the last years of his life, Garry Shelton Hammonds was mostly alone: in his thoughts, on the streets of his hometown of Wingate, and in his struggle...
SCI Merger With Stewart Enterprises Doesn’t Worry New Jersey Funeral Homes
Death care isn’t a new term to disparage healthcare reform. It’s how funeral industry insiders refer to the services they provide and it has changed a lot in...
New Smartphone App Is Being Called: The ‘Death Call’ app! Really?
The rise of smartphone technology has created all types of applications – ‘apps’ for short. There’s no limit to the apps being created every single day. But an...
More than 5,600 People Attend NFDA International Convention & Expo
The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) 2013 International Convention & Expo, held October 20-23 in Austin, Texas, drew 5,643 total attendees and 371 exhibiting companies to an event...
‘Time Of Death,’ Showtime Documentary Series, Peers Into The Last Days Of The Dying
At 12:26 a.m. on July 13, Nicolle Kissee, a 19-year-old with stage 4 melanoma, took her last breath in a hospital bed in Southern California. Her mouth hung...