8 Alternative Burial Technologies That Are Going Mainstream
The ancient world is full of examples of burial customs that seem strange now, from Egyptian mummification to bodies dumped in bogs to departed Vikings launched out on...
Personalizing Preneed, Personalizing Caskets
Media coverage regarding the coming onslaught of the Baby Boomers is nearly constant these days. Wielding enormous buying power and influence, these Boomers have an ever-growing appetite for...
Funerals Can Teach a Lesson in Living
If I were a king, attending a funeral would be mandatory for all under 40. I get the strangest looks from people when I tell them that I...
Japan's Death Industry Reaps Grim Profit
Across from a noodle shop in a Yokohama suburb, Hisayoshi Teramura's inn looks much like any other small lodging that dots the port city. Occasionally, it's even mistaken...
Funeral Source One offers New Products, Mortuary Coolers, NFDA Chicago Booth #576. Pre Order equipment now for specials
Sevierville, Tennessee, Funeral Source One one of the fastest growing funeral supply and equipment companies continue to grow in the U.S. & Canada. Started in 2009 by industry...
Which Brand Will You Wear for Your Funeral?
For the fashion conscious, even death is a sartorial celebration. A project in Singapore now offers individuals an opportunity to showcase the clothes they wish to wear for...
Guinness World Record Attempt: Largest Parade of Hearses
Join us in Hell, Michigan, Saturday, September 17, 2011 as we attempt to set a new Guinness World Recordô for the Largest Parade of Hearses! The attempt will...
Funeral Home Worker Swims Through Flood to Save Bodies
A flash flood that buried Aden Muslim Funeral Services under five feet of water Thursday night because of Tropical Storm Lee did not stop business as usual on...
Honoring a Deceased Isn't Easy
A recent trend has more and more death notices in newspapers concluding with the words, "No public funeral will follow cremation at the express wishes of the deceased....
Director Bill Heiligbrodt Joins Carriage Services as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
HOUSTON, Sept. 7, 2011 -- Carriage Services, Inc. today announced that L. William "Bill" Heiligbrodt, a current member of the Company's Board of Directors, has joined Carriage Services...