Police Escorted Funeral Processions Fading
ATLANTA ? When the police department in Gulfport, Miss., recently ended long funeral processions by limiting them to five vehicles, the news was not well-received by some residents,...
Embalming a Dying Profession in Australia
They deal with death every day, allowing mourners to view the bodies of loved ones as they looked in life. Embalmers perform a key role in Australia's funeral...
Death at First Sight – Funeral Directors Recall Their First Encounter With The Dead
I was emailed a link this weekend to an Australian film website that details the documentary "Body Work". Although the documentary was produced in 1988 I still found...
Obama invites Middle Eastern Leaders
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Funeral Professionals From Around the World to Gather for 2010 Asia Funeral Expo & Conference
The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) will co-host the third-annual Asia Funeral Expo & Conference (AFE) at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, May 13-15, 2010. AFE...
Funeral Professionals From Around the World to Gather for 2010 Asia Funeral Expo & Conference
The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) will co-host the third-annual Asia Funeral Expo & Conference (AFE) at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, May 13-15, 2010. AFE...
Coffin Academy on Nightline, Simulate Your Own Death
I'm all good with pre-planning your own funeral, but this is going to the extreme: Remember Coffin Academy, the self-help retreat in South Korea that lets you simulate...
The Crowded Casket, More Than Dead Being Buried In Casket
We CAN take it with us? Since the beginning of burials, man has often gone to the grave with company. These days, funeral directors grant most requests: a...
Spooked Grads Flee Death-Industry Jobs
CHINA - ONLY 100 out of 3,000 college students who applied for funeral industry jobs last year are staying in the field, just eight months after enthusiastically starting...
What Are Cemeteries Thinking?
Walmart, Costco, and Amazon have taken the plunge into the funeral industry by selling urns and caskets. Luckily, they aren't selling burial vaults, yet, but I am sure...