Walmart Maybe Can’t Sell Caskets in Georgia, Maybe Other States
At the Atlanta Casket Store on Glenwood Road, owner Wyatt Washington surveys the shifting landscape of the funeral industry since Walmart got into the online casket and funeral...
Basketball Star Shaquille O’Neal Pays for Funeral of Murdered North Carolina Girl
Basketball star Shaquille O'Neal paid for the funeral of a 5-year-old North Carolina girl because he was moved by the tragic story of her kidnapping and murder. More...
Hillenbrand Sees Higher Profit, Lower Revenues in 4Q
The growing popularity of cremation affected Hillenbrand Inc.?s fourth-quarter and full-year revenues, but the company posted a year-over-year profit. The funeral services company reported fourth-quarter net income of...
CDTV Episode 2 – The Value of Webcasting, Giving Thanks
In this episode of CDTV I talk about my very first experience watching a live funeral webcast. I have always thought webcasting was a great idea and could...
Survivors Must Dig Graves For Their Dead
HOCKINGPORT, Ohio -- Jesse Hayes' family, already overcome by grief after he died in a house fire last month, quickly had to come to grips with another unthinkable...
Are you afraid of death? Readers Respond.
This question was asked on ExperienceProject.com. Below are some of the answers that were given by their readers. I though it was interesting to read the views of...
Getting Old – This is Brilliant! Funny!
I found this corlaberation on http://sequencedancemag.wordpress.com. I found it by accident, but as I started to read it I couldn't stop laughing. I thought I would share it...
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...