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As you read this today I will soon or already have given a presentation at the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) International Convention. I was asked to speak on the Fads, Trends, and Traditions of Death Care from the historical past and looking into the future into what may come. Looking…
Back in December 2025, Funeral Director Daily, in this article, informed you of the case of the empty grave of CBC Canada Royal Glider Pilot Gordon Patrick. If you read the article you will recall, Sgt. Patrick died in 1973 and was buried in Green Acres Cemetery outside of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. And,…
You don’t have to rely on my perception to come to the conclusion about the headline for this article. . . . Here are the prepared remarks from Matthews International’s CEO Joseph Bartolacci as presented in the company’s fiscal 3rd Quarter report of 2026 which you can access here: “The fiscal 2026 third…
When I first looked at the 2nd Quarter Financial Report of funeral home and cemetery operator Carriage Services one word came to mind. “Flat”. Look at some of the 2Q2026 numbers when compared to 2Q2025 numbers and you may see what I mean. Total Revenue: $102.9 million in 2Q2026 as compared to…
It’s a tried and true solution for funeral home business succession but in this day and age you just don’t seem to see it as often as you used to. That business plan is one of turning a funeral director staff member into an owner. I learned recently via this article in…
Fort Worth, Texas, funeral director Jimmie Lucas is the 6th generation of his family to serve grieving families. The family funeral home was established in 1860 and has seen all kinds of changes in that 166 years of operation. What they had not seen until recently, however, was the assistance of Artificial Intelligence…
In a press release from Chptr, that you can access here, and also in a press release from Tribute Technology, that you can access here, we learned that Chptr partnered with iHeart Media to launch “Radio Obits”. The service from Chptr is now integrated for the customers of Tribute Technology and will provide a…
On Thursday, July 30, Service Corporation International (SCI) held their quarterly earnings call to give their opinion of the company’s 2nd Quarter 2026 results and answer questions from analysts who cover the company. Funeral Director Daily receives a transcript of the entire conversation through our subscription with Seeking Alpha. You can access…
Funeral Director Daily is once again back to publishing our “Top Read” articles of the month. We’ve done without this feature for a couple of months because our data collection system had changed and we were without a way to total up our actual numbers for individual articles. I am happy to mention…
The Lafayette (Colorado) City Council reached an agreement on what action to take to help those who have purchased lots in the Lafayette Cemetery and may not be able to use them due to conditions at the cemetery. You see, back in September 2025 it was discovered that the 150-year old cemetery had record…
