Skip the Burial and Compost Your Body Instead
Looking to minimize your carbon footprint from beyond the grave? If a Kickstarter project by the Seattle-based Urban Death Project succeeds, your loved ones will be able to dispose of...
Batesville Veteran Driver, Leon Turner, Inducted into the NPTC Hall of Fame
Turner has 25 years and 3.2 million accident-free miles with Batesville BATESVILLE, IN., May 13, 2015 – Batesville, the largest casket manufacturer and leading provider of comprehensive solutions...
Another Banner Year For The ICCFA Convention & Expo
STERLING, VA (May 11, 2015)—The International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association’s Annual Convention & Exposition, April 8-11 in San Antonio, Texas, drew 2,147 total attendees and 582 supplier...
Life Celebration ‘s Jim Cummings Featured in Compass Magazine
Co-Founder Offers the Funeral Perspective in “Rise of the CXO” Article NORTH WALES, PA – Jim Cummings, Vice President and Chief Experience Officer (CXO) at Life Celebration, was...
Four Simple Ways Your Facebook Page Can Benefit Your Funeral Home
When I ask whether they are able to maintain the page and engage with customers, the replies are far less positive. Lack of time, not knowing what to post,...
Gravestones from the Past Were Way Cooler Than They Are Today
Article By Simon Davis, Vice.com Brenda Sullivan hails from Central Massachusetts, a place with some of the oldest English colonial settlements in North America and centuries-old cemeteries. "When I...
Advice From The Exclusive Death Club No One Intends To Join
Article by Laura Wellington, Huffington Post There is no doubt that this country is grieving for Sheryl Sandberg and her family. The unexpected nature of the death of her...
Loose Funeral Homes & Crematory Engages DISRUPT Media
Retains agency to “take care of everything” related to social media Looking for digital marketing help with all the company’s various websites, Loose Funeral Home and Crematory has...
New 4D Simulator Lets You Feel What It’s Like to Die
Article By Daniel Oberhaus, Vice.com Spoiler alert: one day you are going to die. For most people, this death hovers on the horizon of our futures—the time, place,...
Women at work: Female funeral directors say our empathy, listening skills help
When Marya F. Gibbons, co-owner of Gibbons Funeral Home, attended a recent continuing education class for funeral directors, she was one of only about 10 women out of 225...