Funeral News
Unlicensed Embalmer Costs Funeral Home 3.3 Million in Lawsuit
Plaintiff Faye Gilmer's husband, 72-year-old Jack Gilmer, died July 16, 2003, and his funeral services were handled by Crestview Memorial...
Read moreDetailsFuneral Board Investigation Incomplete, Family Claims
LOGAN, W.Va. - Tammy Wellman noticed the smell as soon as she entered the funeral home on a hot July...
Read moreDetailsFuneral Industry Sees Changes, Funeral Directors Responding to Challenges and Demands
What has long been one of the most traditional of sectors, the funeral home industry, has experienced a remarkable transformation...
Read moreDetailsSCI Funeral Director Charged with Corpse Abuse, Case Dismissed
Back in October of 2009 I posted a new article about SCI funeral director James Patton. Mr. Patton was charged...
Read moreDetailsFuneral Home Closed After 40 Bodies Found Stacked in Garage
A Prince George's County funeral home has lost its license after a state inspector discovered what appeared to be 40...
Read moreDetailsService Corporation (SCI) Says Preneed Funeral Planning Grows 10.2%
Pre-need funeral planning is on the rise, which is good news for funeral homes. Service Corporation International Announced pre-need funeral...
Read moreDetailsDallas Man Cuts Off Foot of Corpse, May Get a Slap on Wrist
When I read this article I was appalled that someone would do something like this, but then I read the...
Read moreDetailsMore Insight Into the New Company Formed by Three Keystone Execs
It seems that the funeral home/cemetery acquisition market has a new player. What was speculated for months is moving closer...
Read moreDetailsKeystone Execs Form New Company?
It seems that the funeral home/cemetery acquisiton market has a new player. What was speculated for months is moving closer...
Read moreDetailsBaseball Legend Andre Dawson Sued Over Funerals
A Miami nonprofit that cares for poor and disabled adults is suing baseball legend Andre Dawson and his brother in...
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