Funeral Worker Accused of Body-Snatching
FORREST CITY, AR - A worker at a Mid-South funeral home is accused of soliciting families for their loved one's bodies - a case of body snatching now...
SCI Selling Funeral Homes?
The Texas-headquartered corporation that bought Vicksburg?s Frank J. Fisher Funeral Home in 2007 has sold it to a Mississippi-based company whose manager controls several other funeral homes around...
Caskets: Everything the Mortician Won’t Tell You, Really?
I understand why there is a consumer funeral alliance and a need for one but, I think sometimes they can make something out of nothing. No, the cheapest...
ICCFA 2010 CONVENTION & EXPOSITION: HELPING COMPANIES DETERMINE THEIR ?NEXT STEP?
The most successful companies constantly ask themselves, ?Where do we go next?? Never has that question been more relevant for cemeteries, crematories and funeral homes. The International Cemetery,...
Funeral Director Reacts to Handling First Walmart Casket, You Might Be Surprised
Last week I posted an article that contained the dialogue I had with a representative from the Walmart media relations? team (Is Walmart Selling Any Caskets? I Called...
Man Suing Over Wrong Body in Casket
NEW YORK -- A man alleges in a lawsuit a New York funeral home mistakenly sent a different body to the Dominican Republic instead of his mother's remains....
Matthews International Corporation Announces Acquisition of United Memorial Products, Inc.
Matthews International Corporation (Nasdaq: MATW) today announced the acquisition of United Memorial Products, Inc., a leading supplier of granite memorial products, burial vaults and caskets in the western...
Michael Watkins, CFSP, Named NFDA Senior Vice President of Operations
Michael J. Watkins, CFSP, has been named senior vice president of operations of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA). In his new role, Watkins will oversee the Member...
Mom Tweets About Son’s Pool Accident, Death As It Happens
A grieving Florida mother is under fire for posting a Twitter message about her dying son just 34 minutes after the 2-year-old boy was found in the bottom...
There’s a Casket Sale At Walmart – Watch The Video
There has been tons of buzz about Walmart selling caskets, not only in the funeral industry, but out in the public as well. You know it is big...