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Children’s Funeral Fund of England going strong into first year

By Funeral Director Daily / March 13, 2020 /

This press release tells of the acceptance and usage of the Children’s Funeral Fund of England (CFF) which came into force in that country on July 23, 2019.  So, the statistics documented in this report take into consideration a time period of about 8 months. The CFF was established to “provide bereaved parents with valuable…

Carriage Services’ Mel Payne “We went big, we went bold, we went long term”

By Funeral Director Daily / March 12, 2020 /

We reported back in February on Carriage Services’ 2019 4th Quarter and their 2019 year end report.  We told you at that time we would be listening for their Earnings Call and would eventually report on that as well.  You can access the entire earnings call from this web page.  Here are some interesting comments…

Branson funeral home moving forward after fire

By Funeral Director Daily / March 11, 2020 /

A couple of weeks ago we brought you this article which told of a fire at the Snapp-Bearden Funeral Home and Crematory in Branson, Missouri.  Today we bring you this update article that appeared recently in the Branson Tri-Lakes News. Acording to the article, after operating for more than 35 years adjacent to the Ozarks…

COVID – 19: United Kingdom officials told to create extra mortuary space

By Funeral Director Daily / March 10, 2020 /

This article from the United Kingdom’s Independent deals with what may be realities during the widespread exposure of the coronavirus.  A direct quote: “Ministers have warned a widespread outbreak of cononavirus in the UK could lead to an increase in deaths among the vulnerable and elderly, as officials were instructed t0 find extra mortuary spaces.”…

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…