Ad Spoofs Funeral Directors on Obama Health Plan, Watch The Video
A liberal advocacy group goes for some gallows humor in its latest ad support President Obama's healthcare proposals. The MoveOn.org spot focuses on the push by Obama and...
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Family Finds Mystery Woman Buried in Plot
A story of a family's anguish: Coping with the death of a beloved mother was difficult enough, but it was made only more difficult when it came time...
Batesville Casket Faces Threat From Chinese imports
Batesville Casket already had enough to worry about, with rising cremation rates creating flat sales for its core products.But it can?t ignore another nagging trend: Imports from China...
Funeral Home Firm SCI Face Lawsuits, Complaints Over Mishandled Baby Remains
A hole began to appear in the fresh dirt over Jordan Hale's tiny grave at Mount Comfort Cemetery weeks after her burial, prompting cemetery workers to cover the...
New Bill Aims to Protect Pre-Paid Funeral Funds
A bill making it's way through the General Assembly aims to protect families who've recently lost a loved one. It's in response to problems with a pre-paid funeral...
Pandemic Flu and Mass-Fatality Preparedness, Preparing Your Funeral Home for a Pandemic
Funeral directors will play a very important role in the event of a mass-fatality event, like a pandemic flu, particularly as large number of people will be grieving...
It?s Not Just Another Funeral, It?s My Grand Departure
Have you ever though about planning your own funeral? I will admit it; I was taken off guard when I was asked this question. To be honest, I...