One Last Meal for Their Last Mile
Last week a video of a hearse pulling through a McDonald’s drive-thru in Australia went viral because a casket with a full floral blanket (and thus assumed to...
Funeral Industry News
DEAD Talks 2026 Ignites Sales Confidence, Leadership Growth, and Renewed Purpose in Las Vegas
STERLING, Va. (January 27, 2026) – The International Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Association (ICCFA) successfully concluded DEAD Talks 2026, welcoming 368 deathcare professionals to Park MGM in Las...
Selected Independent Funeral Homes Names 2026 NextGen Professional of the Year
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Jan. 31, 2026 — Selected Independent Funeral Homes named David Mayne Root of Pierson’s Funeral Service, Ltd., in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, as the...
The 5 Biggest Social Media Mistakes Funeral Homes Are Making Right Now
Let me be blunt: most funeral homes are still treating social media like it’s a checkbox. Post a grief quote, wish everyone a Merry Christmas, maybe toss in...
Anderson-McQueen Reaffirms Commitment to St. Petersburg with $1M Reinvestment in Tyrone Family Tribute Center
Grand Reopening and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony & Open House to Showcase New Options for Pinellas Families ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (January 16, 2026) – A cornerstone of the St. Petersburg community for more than...
How Cemeteries Can Thrive In a Cremation-Driven Future
Expert Panel Discussion at CANA’s Cremation Symposium in Las Vegas this February 25-27, 2026 WHEELING, IL— You know cremation is preparation for memorialization, not final disposition—but do your...
Trials & Fire | 4M #225
Welcome to the two-hundred-and-twenty-fifth edition of Morticians’ Monday Morning Mashup, 4M #225, where we’ll serve up bite-sized, easily-digestible nuggets of the deathcare news you need to crush conversations...