Funeral Director Daily
According to a recent article in the El Paso Times, funeral giant Service Corporation International (SCI) has added an 8th facility in the El Paso, Texas, market. They have recently had an Open House and Grand Opening to announce the opening at the Evergreen East Funeral Home on the city’s East Montana Avenue. While it is the…
It seems like the old story about just when you thought you had heard it all in the realm of discounts , a new twist enters the market that your funeral home now has to compete with. According to an article in The Business Times a Japanese funeral home is offering discounts on their inevitable…
Every now and then we will touch on a subject that has no correct answer but reasoning for both sides of the issue. Our goal in the “Controversial Topic” forum will be to provoke thought and discussion among our readers and their co-workers. Today we touch on the topic of “Should we allow freedom of…
Funeral directors in Birmingham, Alabama, are struggling to understand and cope with the ever increasing violence in that city. According to an article in the Birmingham Times gun violence has increased by 80% over the past three years and is heading for a triple digit increase this year. Not only has the violence, much like…
A really interesting question and answer interview appeared in the Spokane based Spokesman-Review recently. The interview was with Hennessey Funeral Home and Crematory Managing partner Scott Dahl and is very comprehensive on his management style, philosophy, and the nature of funeral service in the Pacific Northwest. Dahl, who originally received a communications degree, touches on…
For those of you who have actually sat in the arrangement conference room the above headline probably is no surprise. A press release from Response Source, who is advocating on the part of Pure Cremation, is an interesting read on how arguments over funeral arrangements can happen. According to the release one of the top…
