We’ve got plenty of death care information from around the world for you today.  Two of our stories relate to current events in the United States and come to us from the state of Texas.  We’ve also got some death care information from Italy and Iraq as well as a 100th year of business celebration from a funeral home in South Carolina.

News from the world of Death Care:

• Texas town removing fence between black and white cemeteries.  CBS 11 Dallas-Ft. Worth (TX)
• “An abundance of caution”: Travis County emergency leaders working on procuring refrigerated trucks in case deaths spike.  News video and article.  KVUE ABC Austin (TX)
• George Funeral Home:  Aiken business celebrates 100 anniversary of  founding.  Aiken Standard (SC)
• George Funeral Home website
• Secrets of the Cemetery:  Down by the River Tours at River Bend unlock history.  The Westerly Sun (CT)
• People buried in Iraq cemetery share cause of death.  Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette (AR)
• Rome cemetery workers dismember bodies in cremation scam.  Wanted in Rome (Italy)
• Strouf Funeral Home has deep roots in Racine.  The Journal Times (WI)
• Strouf Funeral Home website

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