Carriage Services Buying Up Funeral Homes Like Hotcakes!
Carriage Services, Inc. announced today that it has acquired Stanfill Funeral Homes ("Stanfill") located in Miami, FL. For more than half a century, Stanfill has been an important...
Wilbert Announces Promotions and Reorganization
Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc. in Broadview, Illinois announced the following promotions and reorganization. Terry Whitlock, 25 year veteran of the Company, and formerly Interim President, will take on...
Monks Take Fight Against Casket Cartel to Federal Court
NEW ORLEANS -- A federal court will decide whether an order of Benedictine monks can make and sell caskets without a state license. The monks of St. Joseph...
Strip Mall Funeral Home Taking Heat From Opponents
Bob Healy knew that putting a funeral home in a deserted strip shopping center would be a bit unorthodox, but he said he had a good reason to...
Carriage Services to Acquire Funeral Home Group
Carriage Services, Inc. announced today that it has acquired the Schooler Funeral Group located in Amarillo, Texas. The business was established by the former owner, Jim Schooler, who...
10 Ways to Protect Yourself from Social Media Criticism
I have been giving quite a few social media presentations the last few months and one of the most common concerns funeral directors have about using social media...
Paris Death Salon Shows Life in Funeral Industry
"Care to try out the coffin?" Surprised but intrigued, the young man lays himself down on the ivory satin fabric and holds his breath as the heavy lid...
The Outlook Group, Inc. and Directors Resource, Inc. Merge to Create Unmatched Funeral Service Solutions
The Outlook Group, Inc., the largest national preneed solutions provider, has acquired the resources of Directors Resource, Inc. further strengthening the solutions it provides to the funeral profession....
Japan’s New Horror: Radiation-Contaminated Bodies
As if the Japanese government did not have enough on its hands, now it has this dilemma: What to do with as many as 1,000 bodies near the...
Please Take Funeral Service Insider’s Annual Compensation Survey
Funeral Service Insider's annual compensation survey is now open. Every year, funeral service professionals eagerly look forward to the results of the survey, which is open to funeral...