Cemetery Owner Charged With Running Meth Lab
WOOD RIVER, IL - A man under fire for alleged sloppy operation of a cemetery may be in even bigger trouble now after being charged with several counts...
Fully Exposed Casket Discovered at a Family Cemetery
NORTH AUGUSTA,S.C. --- There was a disturbing discovery at an old family cemetery in North Augusta on Monday. A passerby finds an open grave with a casket exposed....
Learn to Boost Profits, Regardless of Your Cremation Rate, at CANA & NFDA Cremation Symposium
The Cremation Association of North America (CANA) and the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) have teamed-up to host the annual Cremation Symposium, February 17-19, at Harrah?s Hotel &...
Relatives Find Grave Open, Part of Body Visible
NEW ORLEANS -- Mary Marsh and her family walked through Holt Cemetery, grief and anger visible on their faces. When they arrived at her sister's grave, they pulled...
‘I Just Totally Love What I Do,’ says Funeral Director
What started out as a joke nearly 30 years ago has become a ?calling? for Darrin Ellis. ?It?s like some people and the priesthood. It?s just always been...
Pre-Paid Funeral Arrangements Becoming More Popular?
Most people have a family doctor, a lawyer, an accountant, maybe even a financial planner and a personal trainer; not many have a family funeral director. Sitting down...
Batesville Called Back…Read The Dialogue
I have to admit when I received a call back yesterday from Batesville marketing director Teresa Gyulafia, I was pretty surprised. After placing a call on Monday to...
Study Finds the Lack of Flowers at Funerals May Hinder Grieving Process
Recent research indicates that sympathy flowers may not only brighten and warm a funeral or memorial service setting, but also have a positive impact on the emotional well...
Grieving Family Discovers Wrong Body in Casket After Relative is Mistakenly Cremated
A grieving family learned their 95-year-old great-grandmother had been cremated when they found a stranger's body in her casket, and a Connecticut funeral home is being investigated in...
Wife Holds Husband’s Fake Funeral in Insurance Scam
A man was arrested Tuesday for having "faked" his death in a conspiracy with his wife in order to claim a 1.8 billion won insurance payout. The two...