Business Offers $999 Discount Caskets
If you've had to bury a loved one, then you know how expensive it can be to pay for the funeral. There's a new business in town that...
It’s your funeral: Creative after-death plans, from cremation jewelry to party buses, on the rise
Six feet under? Not on your life, er, death. These days, people are creating their own "after death" plans that include everything from having their ashes sent to...
Clown Funeral Service Let Your Loved One Go With a Smile
Mourners may soon witness the tears of a clown as the first funeral clown company has been established in Ireland. Gerry Perry, aka John Brady from Drimnagh, said...
NFDA Releases Green Funeral Service Q&A
The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) has released ?Green Funeral Service Questions and Answers,? an informative document designed to enhance the understanding of funeral directors about what it...
StoneMor: An Unusual Deathcare Company with a Lively Payout
StoneMor Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: STON) is an intriguing and in fact unique company: the only publicly-traded funeral services company structured as a partnership. StoneMor owns and operates cemeteries...
Consumer-Driven Trends Affecting Funeral Services
With 50 years in the business, Mike Morrison has seen trends come and go in the funeral home industry. Some are for better and some are for worse,...
Anderson-McQueen Offers Five Questions to Ask Your Funeral Home
I stubbled upon this article as I was browsing through some unopened email messgaes. Here are five questions Anderson-McQueen Funeral and Cremation Centers suggests you ask your funeral...
Considering The Challenges Faced by Women in Funeral Service
Request from Kim Stacey: As a freelance writer and copywriter, I have had the good fortune to work with funeral homes around the country. Part of my job...
Funky Funeral? ?Recipes? For Your Remains
"Grave Expectations" gives you a rare opportunity for initiating conversations about what to do when you or someone you know dies. We will take you by the hand...
Death Perceptions: It’s Part of the Gift….
Part of the video series Death Perceptions available at Dispatch.com/death. A series that looks at people who deal with death as part of their jobs. This installment features...