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Patricia Hartley

Andre Dawson's Funeral Home
Patricia Hartley

TV’s Closure Based on Baseball’s Andre Dawson’s New Career as Funeral Director

September 20, 2020 Funeral Industry News 0 Comments

From line drives to driving hearses. From center field to cemeteries. Andre Dawson’s transition from baseball Hall of Famer to funeral home owner has intrigued his fans and...

Timesha Beauchamp Found Alive in Body Bag
Patricia Hartley

Woman Found Alive in Body Bag: Risen From the Dead, Misdiagnosis, or Negligence?

September 8, 2020 Funeral Industry News 0 Comments

Imagine you’ve just switched on your tunes, donned your PPE, and prepped your room and equipment to begin an embalming. You turn to the body bag on your...

Cleckley Funeral Home
Patricia Hartley

Andrew Cleckley F.H. U-Haul Body Storage Case Raises Important Questions

August 31, 2020 Funeral Industry News 0 Comments

 When news first broke that Andrew Cleckley Funeral Home in New York was storing bodies in U-Haul trucks, reactions were immediate.  “Appalling.” “Horrible situation.” “Absolutely unacceptable.” Those last...

Patricia Hartley

The USPS Funding Crisis is About to Affect Deathcare. Here’s How You Can Take Action. 

August 23, 2020 Funeral Industry News 0 Comments

They may deliver despite rain, sleet, snow, or dark of night, but without funding, the U.S. Postal Service grinds to a halt. Heavy debt, powerful competitors, and costly...

UK Funeral Procession
Patricia Hartley

Rising Cost of Dying and COVID Impact UK Watchdog’s Crackdown

August 18, 2020 Funeral Industry News 0 Comments

A new report shows it cost a lot more to die in the UK in 2019 than it did in 2018. Watchdog organizations are not happy, but COVID...

Phaedra Parks Interview
Patricia Hartley

Real Housewife Phaedra Parks Says Her Mortuary is “Jam-Packed” 

August 18, 2020 Funeral Industry News 0 Comments

Some say any publicity is good publicity. It seems reality TV personality Phaedra Parks has taken this to heart.  Phaedra of all trades Parks, 46, was fired from...

Springfield Funeral Edition Side View
Patricia Hartley

Springfield Coach’s All-in-One 2020 Mercedes Metris V-Class Makes So Much Sense

August 16, 2020 Funeral Industry News 0 Comments

Sometimes you come across an incredibly innovative or smart idea and you just have to wonder why someone didn’t come up with it sooner. That’s the case with...

Springfield Coach Group Transport Van
Patricia Hartley

Springfield Coach Group Provides Transport Van Prototype to Medical Examiner’s Office

August 12, 2020 Funeral Industry News Funeral Industry Press Releases Springfield Coach Group 0 Comments

SPRINGFIELD, MO - Springfield Coach Group, a leader in premier limousines and funeral home fleet vehicles, has generously provided the Greene County Medical Examiner’s Office a state-of-the-art Mercedes...

Cemetery at Funeral Home
Patricia Hartley

What I Learned From Arranging Two Pandemic Funerals

August 9, 2020 Funeral Industry News 0 Comments

I am by no means a funeral or death expert. I worked in a funeral home for three years during college, and I’ve written for Connecting Directors for...

Body on the sidewalk in Ecuador
Patricia Hartley

Bring Out Your Dead: COVID-19 Body Collection and Disposal Varies Across the Globe

August 5, 2020 Funeral Industry News 0 Comments

We’re well aware of the body storage woes that plagued New York at the height of the pandemic. These same problems are now mounting in Texas, Arizona, and...

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