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FDD keeps growing. .requesting contributing articles

By Funeral Director Daily / March 9, 2020 /

Thanks to our readers and a solid word of mouth presence in the death care profession, Funeral Director Daily continues to grow our readership.  As you can see from the chart below we continue to grow slow and sure among decision makers in the funeral, cemetery, and cremation world.  Thank you. We continue to show…

Funeral director employment. . . where are we at? What can we do?

By Funeral Director Daily / March 9, 2020 /

A couple of things have happened in the last week that made me wonder about the state of employment in the funeral director world.  In the past week I just happened to meet a gentleman, whom I’m guessing is in his early 30’s.  Sitting next to this gentleman at a coffee shop I learned that…

Funeral director employment. . . where are we at? What can we do?

By Funeral Director Daily / March 9, 2020 /

A couple of things have happened in the last week that made me wonder about the state of employment in the funeral director world.  In the past week I just happened to meet a gentleman, whom I’m guessing is in his early 30’s.  Sitting next to this gentleman at a coffee shop I learned that…

Weekend wrap up . . Interesting articles

By Funeral Director Daily / March 6, 2020 /

As we head into the weekend we will give you a few articles that you may want to peruse at your leisure pursuant to the death care industry. . . Alabama law – This article will tell you about efforts in the Alabama State Legislature that will pave the way for unembalmed bodies to be…

Cemetery clean up — Is there a perfect way to notify families?

By Funeral Director Daily / March 6, 2020 /

We bring you this article from the Longview (TX) News Journal that deals with the clean up of two cemeteries in the city.  The cemeteries are both owned by Service Corporation International and the news article deals with some families dismay that they believe that they were not properly notified of the clean up. According…

Human composting bill introduced in New York

By Funeral Director Daily / March 5, 2020 /

Last year the state of Washington became the first in the nation to legalize human disposition by human composting or recomposition, as it has been termed.  That law allows the process starting on May 1 of this year. Since that news broke we know of efforts in Colorado to move recomposition forward.  We also know…

Another unique start up

By Funeral Director Daily / March 5, 2020 /

Last November we brought you this article which told of a trend setting funeral establishment in London created by restauranteer Oliver Peyton, branded “Exit Here”.  It comes from an idea that Peyton had to provide more choice and fashion to death care arrangements in a rapidly increasing secularized Great Britain. Today we bring you another…

Oberlin-Turnbull add Hicksville chapel

By Funeral Director Daily / March 4, 2020 /

The Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Homes, which serve northwest Ohio and northeast Indiana, recently announced the acquisition of the Smith & Brown Funeral Home of Hicksville, Ohio, as their sixth operating chapel. According to the Oberlin-Turnbull Funeral Home and Crematory web-site the company has a history back to 1922 when it was known as the Oberlin-Ford Funeral…

Seeking Alpha on the Coronavirus and SCI

By Funeral Director Daily / March 3, 2020 /

Yesterday I received an opinion article from Seeking Alpha entitled, “The Cornovirus’ Potential Impact on Service Corporation International’s Stock Price”.  I will say that I do not have a personal opinion on this article but make it available simply because it is a public article on the virus and its potential impact on funeral services,…

Connecticut looking at funeral home food option

By Funeral Director Daily / March 3, 2020 /

It is kind of hard to believe but the State of Connecticut has yet to approve the idea of serving anything other than hot drinks and water in funeral homes.  They are one of only two states – Pennsylvania being the other – that has not allowed this action.  However, that may be changing as…