Funeral Director Daily
Virtually everyone knows the story of the RMS Titanic and its sinking in the north Atlantic Ocean late on the night of April 12, 1912. Most of us even know the story of the RMS Carpathia, the rescue ship that arrived on the scene of the Titanic disaster in only about four hours and was…
Last week we provided a link to where you could go to read the 3rd Quarter report on Service Corporation International. We will provide that link again here. Here’s what SCI President and CEO, Tom Ryan, commented on in that report. “. . .This solid funeral performance driven by an increase in funeral services performed…
According to this article from the Telegram.com, long-time Worcester, Massachusetts funeral director Peter A. Stefan had has his license to operate suspended as of October 25. Again, according to the article the suspension comes from a second inspection of his funeral home on October 23. . the first inspection was on September 3. The article…
Many of the nicest people I know work in the funeral profession. And, an interesting thing about some of those people is listening to the stories of how they got into the profession. I’ve talked to people who were medics in the army, drove ambulance, or worked as nurses who all saw the the compassion…
Funeral home and cemetery public operation companies Carriage Services and Service Corporation International reported 3rd Quarter results October 28 and October 30 respectively. Here are press releases from each company on their results. Funeral Director Daily will wait until after we have had the chance to read the transcripts of the analysts calls with the…
“Show me the manner in which a nation cares for its dead, and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender mercies of its people, their respect for the laws of the land, and their loyalty to high ideals.” That is a quote by Sir William Ewart Gladstone, the 4-term Prime Minister of 19th century…
It was announced yesterday in this press release that funeral home and cemetery consolidator Carriage Services had acquired the Rest Haven Funeral Home and Cemetery, based in Rockwall, Texas. The press release went on to say that this purchase represents Carriage Service’s first foray into the large and strategic market of Dallas-Fort Worth. Again, according…
