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In The News. . . .

By Funeral Director Daily / August 31, 2018 /

We will finish out the week letting you know some of the things that happened over the week without much editorial comment.  Have a great weekend and for those of our readers in the United States. . .Happy Labor Day on Monday!! Special Hearse for Aretha Franklin.  Click here to see a photo of the…

Take the Ethical Lead

By Funeral Director Daily / August 30, 2018 /

I read two articles in the past couple of days, that, while not pertaining to funeral homes and funeral home owners directly, do, in my opinion need to be known about by funeral directors.  It is my opinion that funeral home business owners and their staffs are the experts on death care in their communities…

Gainsboro Capital opines on Service Corporation

By Funeral Director Daily / August 29, 2018 /

Just yesterday Gainsboro Capital did a nice review on Service Corporation International and its operations and financial performance.  They published the article on Seeking Alpha and you can see it here. [wpforms id=”436″ title=”true” description=”true”]

Thanks for Reading!!

By Funeral Director Daily / August 29, 2018 /

Last week Funeral Director Daily passed the 500 subscriber mark for e-mails sent daily to regular readers.  Thanks for signing up.  All growth has been organic and now, since I’ve learned how to use Google and other search engines we are growing by about 1% per week.  When you consider we had about 8 readers…

Life Insurer’s Council Reports on Preneed Sales

By Funeral Director Daily / August 28, 2018 /

In two different articles that you can find here and here, the Life Insurance Council (LIC) reported on the results of their study of 2017 Preneed activity.  The study found mixed results in that annual premiums for preneed life insurance was $1.3 billion – down 3% from 2016.  The study also found that multi-pay policies…

Cemetery Annexations

By Funeral Director Daily / August 28, 2018 /

We’ve told you before that we think cemeteries have some great business opportunities in the new wave of cremation protocol if death care professionals can convince client families that the proper way to memorialize their loved ones is to inter or use a cemetery niche instead of scattering or bringing home cremated remains. We’ve also…

StoneMor accused of poorly maintaining Philadelphia Cemeteries

By Funeral Director Daily / August 27, 2018 /

In an article that you can read here the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has had to respond to accusations that its St. Peter and St. Paul Cemetery is not properly maintained.  The Archdiocese has a 60-year contract with StoneMor Partners to operate the cemeteries and has had to point out that “As the operator of the…

The Funeral — Ceremony or Celebration??

By Funeral Director Daily / August 27, 2018 /

So, one of the great things of growing older and living for six decades is that you gain perspective.  I started to think of that over the weekend when I both celebrated an anniversary and learned of the news of Sen. John McCain’s death and the funeral arrangements for singer Aretha Franklin.  Angie and I…

Carriage Services Announces Acquisition

By Funeral Director Daily / August 24, 2018 /

Earlier this week public funeral home consolidator and operating company Carriage Services announced the acquisition of the Presley Funeral Home in Cookeville, Tennessee.  You can see the company press release here. According to the release, Presley Funeral Home owner Bryant Presley will continue employment as the Managing Partner of the firm.  Presley said, “My family…

Former NFL Star Incognito Arrested at Arizona Mortuary

By Funeral Director Daily / August 23, 2018 /

The Associated Press reported that former NFL Pro bowl player Richie Incognito was arrested on charges he threatened to shoot employees of a funeral home earlier this week.  You can read the article here. According to the article, Incognito was at the Messinger Pinnacle Peak Mortuary in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Monday to make arrangements for…