Funeral Director Daily
I met John Adams, a past President of the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) of Great Britain at the Baltimore NFDA Convention a few years back. We had randomly sat down at the same table in the concession area during the convention and just struck up a conversation. Since that time I’ve…
Last week I received this press release from Park Lawn Corporation titled “Park Lawn empowers key leaders to enhance the family experience and support growth”. While there is nothing particularly newsworthy in that title, publishing the press release gives me the ability to editorialize on what, for lack of a better title, I’ll call the…
I talk to a lot of funeral directors. Most understand the ramifications of raising their prices. However, sometimes it just needs to be done to stay profitable. . . . but in an inelastic market for different options of service, sometimes raising pricing reduces revenue coming in. It’s pretty simple to figure that out…
I learned of the advent of the upcoming first annual National Cremation Remembrance (or Placement) Day earlier this year from my friends at Crowne Vault. The company was one of the first to see the value of such a day and has been one leading the way by extending free marketing and public…
At the end of September public company funeral home and cemetery consolidator and operator Carriage Services made some moves that they hope will enhance their long-term flexibility. In essence, Carriage Services made this announcement that explains that they have upped their capacity for their Revolving Credit Facility from $250 million to a $300…
In August of this past summer (2026) 56 decomposed bodies were found improperly stored in a funeral home in Chicago. It’s not the first time or the first place something like this has happened, but when cases like this hit the news it does paint the Death Care profession in a bad light…
The movie Back in Black starring Christopher Walken recently celebrated its world premiere in September at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The movie stars Walken as Clyde Mortimer in what some reviews call a “dark comedy”. The premise, according to this article about the TIFF, is that Walken’s character “is the patriarch in…
I’ve had a lot of experience during my time as a Board member and Chairman of Senior Living companies extending “service lines” in order to build business. And, I think part of the future of Death Care will include present operating companies expanding “service lines” to become larger companies. In the Senior Living…
This recent article from the Waco (TX) Tribune-Herald will give you full information on the recent purchase of the business assets of the historic Connally-Compton Funeral Home in Waco, Texas, by the Park Lawn Corporation. The purchase is interesting in one sense because it appears to be from Service Corporation International (SCI)…
The “Most Read” article of the month for the past 30 days published by Funeral Director Daily had to do with a Louisiana acquisition. . . But we also published a listing that appeared in another publication of the largest funeral home companies in North America with that same article. While there is always interest…
