With ‘Memorialized’ Profiles, Facebook Sees Dead People
With over 300 million active users around the world, it's a legitimate concern for social network Facebook to come up with a solution for what happens when members...
Funeral Industry News
Business Is Dead: A Look Inside The Morgue
Columbus, Ohio - Dr. Jan Gorniak doesn't get grossed out. This Franklin County coroner doesn't have time - she has to analyze corpses all day. Working in the...
Carriage Services Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results
Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE: CSV) today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. Financial highlights from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2009 compared...
Court Upholds $2.3M Verdict Against Service Corp International
The 13th Court of Appeals this month upheld a judgment against a funeral company that moved the body of a San Benito man from its grave without the...
Funeral Director Faces Additional Embezzlement Charges
Former local funeral director Ambrose Bailey got 81 more pieces of bad legal news yesterday. A Fredericksburg grand jury indicted Bailey on 27 counts of grand larceny, 27...
Understanding The Value of a Funeral
Funerals serve two immediate purposes. The first purpose is to mourn the loss of the person that died. The second purpose is to celebrate the life of the...
Introducing New Guest Writer – Clare Keenan – Founder of Curtain Call
Film-making, portraiture, sourcing 144 bottles of Lagavulin ?98 whisky to put in storage in Singapore for a future wake, finding someone who can provide a lantern carriage and...