Even Cemeteries are Not Immune to Bad Economy
Cemeteries, like other businesses, are feeling the squeeze of the economic downturn. Locally, they have tried to cut costs without affecting service to families who have lost loved...
Top 5 Reasons to List a Death Notification Online
The Internet has changed the way we spread news and gather information. Not surprisingly, there has been a shift from traditional print sources to ones that are viewable...
Family of Veteran Sues Va. Funeral Home For $60M, Claims Neglect of Body Awaiting Burial
The family of an Army veteran has sued a Virginia funeral home, claiming the firm mishandled the man's body by leaving it in an unrefrigerated garage for more...
Cardboard Coffins in Eco-Funerals Show Industry Getting GreenerCardboard Coffins in Eco-Funerals Show Industry Getting Greener
Respect for the environment these days doesn?t stop at death?s door. Toxic chemicals, metal caskets and concrete vaults, traditional tools of the burial trade, are giving way to...
Burris Subpoenaed By Funeral Directors
A group of funeral directors who say they have lost millions of dollars from mismanagement of a pre-need funeral trust fund have filed a subpoena against U.S. Sen....
California Women Cashed in on Fake Funerals Totaling $1 Million, Feds Say
Two Southern California women have been charged with staging sham funerals to collect life insurance payments and other money totaling an estimated $1 million. Hawthorne phlebotomist Faye Schilling,...
An Official Statement by NFDA President John D. Reed Sr Regarding Washington Post Article
On March 31, NFDA held a press conference at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., in conjunction with the association?s annual Advocacy Summit. The purpose of the press...
For Life- Short Homemade Documentary on Funeral Directing
Below is a very interesting video that was emailed to be by a funeral director in South Australia. For Life - is a short documentary on a day-in-the-life...
Family Asks Fairfax Prosecutor To Investigate SCI Funeral Home
The family of a deceased U.S. Army veteran whose body was stored for months in a Falls Church funeral home's unrefrigerated garage is asking Fairfax County prosecutors to...
Funeral Business Feeling Six Feet Under. Bailout?
The following article has made quite a stir in the funeral industry. It seems as thought the reporter has not told the whole truth. Next, I will be...