Matthews International Corporation (Nasdaq: MATW) today announced the acquisition of United Memorial Products, Inc., a leading supplier of granite memorial products, burial vaults and caskets in the western...
Michael J. Watkins, CFSP, has been named senior vice president of operations of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA). In his new role, Watkins will oversee the Member...
A grieving Florida mother is under fire for posting a Twitter message about her dying son just 34 minutes after the 2-year-old boy was found in the bottom...
There has been tons of buzz about Walmart selling caskets, not only in the funeral industry, but out in the public as well. You know it is big...
HOUSTON -- Funeral home and cemetery operator Service Corp. International said Friday it has extended its offer to purchase all shares of rival Keystone North America Inc. Service...
A legal team that was seeking a bankrupt funeral home's financial records instead made a macabre discovery: nearly 100 boxes of cremated remains, some dating back more than...
So much for resting in peace. It seems the deceased can't even catch a break anymore. It is impossible to tell from the following article if O'Hare airport...
Walmart sure is riding the wave from all the media buzz they have created surrounding the caskets they are selling online. But are they selling any? I haven't...
This has been a topic that I have been exploring for a while now. How do you take the pressure of "selling" off of the funeral director? Funeral...
The following post comes from the NFDA Facebook Fan Page. The write discloses information NFDA has received from funeral professionals who have been receiving many phone calls and...