Decomposed Body Found At Closed Funeral Home
BATH, N.Y. ? A man's decomposed body was discovered inside a sealed casket at an upstate New York funeral home that was shut down two months ago, authorities...
Sutureless Protocols and Risk Management
ThanoSeal? tape is an occlusive incision and wound sealant, which is designed with an extremely aggressive pressure sensitive adhesive to eliminate leaks, seal skin slip, and seal incisions....
Transparency is a Must in the Social Media Age…Get it Legacy.com?
You probably have seen the recent post ?The Great Legacy.com Swindle.? The author was critical of the lack of transparency in Legacy?s pricing and billing procedures. First, the...
City of Savannah Wants Funeral Home Ads Removed
Advertising posted along a road that winds around the historic Bonaventure Cemetery to Greenwich Cemetery will have to be removed, Savannah officials say. After weeks of fielding calls...
Galveston, Texas New Site For Green Ocean Reef Memorials
As 12 people find their final resting place today in the waters off the Sarasota coast, Eternal Reefs announced a just-approved reef location in Galveston, Texas. The new...
NFDA Policy Board Elects Arrington, Moore to Executive Board
The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Policy Board met on July 10 in Cambridge, Md., and elected Bob Arrington of Arrington Funeral Directors in Jackson, Tenn., and Robert...
Funeral Home Solicits Donations For Cremation. What Do You Think?
Paul Serling Smith has been cremated and the funeral home is accepting donations to pay for the bill. Smith is the man accused of abducting Alisa Maier in...
Batesville Getting Serious About Burial Vaults
It was announced a few months ago that Batesville purchased the intellectual properties of the burial vault portion of the Goria Corporation. It is obvious that Batesville is...
Blogger Calls Out Legacy.com, And They Reply
The following is a post written by blogger Maciej Ceglowski following his experience using the online obituary section of the New York Times, which is fueled by Legacy.com....
Belgium Considers Alternative Cremation Method
It could hardly be said to be the most dignified of send-offs. Undertakers in Belgium plan to eschew traditional burials and cremations and start dissolving corpses instead. The...