Dwindling Time–A Silent Force With a Tremendous Impact on Cemetery/Funeral Service
Last week I spent a very nice day doing some training. What a wonderful, professional group of individuals in the group ? no grumpy, fussing complaining people ?...
Everett Man Will Take His Do-it-Yourself Ethic to The Grave
Everret, Washington - In this crummy economy, folks dig deep to find ways to save money. Phillip Thompson of Everett is no exception. He built his own coffin....
Star-Legacy Reaches Agreement to Add Cremation Urns on Amazon.com, Caskets To Follow
Trenton, N.J. ? Star Legacy Funeral Network, the casket supplier to Wal-Mart, has reached an agreement with Internet giant Amazon.com to add an extensive line of cremation products...
Ex-FBI Agent Who Watched JFK Autopsy Reflects on Death
Jim Sibert has answered the questions for 46 years, ever since the night he observed the autopsy of President John F. Kennedy. Over the years, the former FBI...
Japan’s New Hi-Tech ‘Graveyards’
It is a problem faced by everyone in the end or by their relatives left behind - finding a place to spend eternity. And in Japan, a crowded...
Funeral Home Goes Bankrupt, No Money Left For Prepaid Funerals
AUGUSTA---A bankruptcy trustee says the bankruptcy case for Frank Griffin and Dent's Undertaking Establishment is coming to a close; there is no money for prepaid funeral arrangements and...
Exposure to Formaldehyde Linked to Increased Risk For Cancer-Related Death
Long-term exposure to formaldehyde used for embalming increases funeral industry workers' risk of death from myeloid leukemia, according to a new U.S. government study. Researchers in the Division...
Bring on The Kids!
I was recently at an open house for a local funeral home client of mine. The funeral home has been in business for over 75 years, but the...
UK Casket Companies Encouraged to Increase Production Due to H1N1?
The funeral industry believes the number of coffins being made could be increased by 150 per cent were more Britons to fall victim to the pandemic. Most recent...
Tax Planning Before Year-End
As we enter the last quarter of 2009, your thoughts and energies should be directed and focused on implementing effective financial strategies that will carryover into the up-coming...