Dead Biker Embalmed Riding Harley, Buried in Giant Transparent Casket
Years before Billy Standley died on Sunday, he planned out every detail of his funeral: He bought up the three plots next to his wife's grave, had his...
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FTC Releases List of 91 Properties to be Divested In SCI/Stewart Acquisition
Service Corporation International, the country’s largest funeral services provider, said Monday it has agreed to sell off 91 properties to resolve the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust concerns about...
SCI Announces Completion Of Acquisition Of Stewart Enterprises, Ordered to Divest 91 Properties
Service Corporation International, the country’s largest funeral services provider, said Monday it has agreed to sell off 91 properties to resolve the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust concerns about...
Family Suing Funeral Home For Ruining Ceremony While “Smirking”
Deborah Medellin and her family are suing Laurel Land Funeral Home and Cemetery in Dallas, Texas, for incompetence that led to injuries. The family was burying Deborah’s husband,...
SCI Merger With Stewart Enterprises Doesn’t Worry New Jersey Funeral Homes
Death care isn’t a new term to disparage healthcare reform. It’s how funeral industry insiders refer to the services they provide and it has changed a lot in...
FTC Hears Jewish Group’s Concerns on SCI/Stewart Enterprises Merger
Five months into the Federal Trade Commission's extended review of Service Corp. International's proposed $1.4 billion purchase of funeral home rivalStewart Enterprises, staff from the agency and from the Maryland Attorney General's...
10 Storied Cemeteries to Visit This Fall
What’s spookier than a graveyard around Halloween? Cemetery directors across the country are luring intrepid visitors to attractions ranging from organ concerts to photo workshops to flashlight tours...