Funeral Director Daily
It was announced earlier in September that Jessica Wakefield has joined Better Place Forests as their new Director of Partnerships, Community, and Education. The announcement made this comment, “With over 15 years of experience in the funeral service industry, Jessica will play a pivotal role in building and strengthening partnerships with local funeral…
Just the other day as I was looking at public companies in the Death Care realm I noticed that Matthews International was paying a dividend to stockholders of just over 4% annually. I look at those type of things because when I make an investment I not only like the stock price to eventually…
I know a lot of people in funeral service. And, I might make a wager and say that most of those that I know are humble and enjoy helping their community and the world in which we live. Many of those people, when they look in the mirror, see somebody who has enjoyed a…
Propel Funeral Partners (PNP) which I believe is the 2nd largest Death Care provider in Australia and New Zealand and the largest “publicly traded” Death Care company in those countries reported their year-end results in late August. Propel’s fiscal year covers the time period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.…
If there was a doubt that how Death Care is changing is of interest to practitioners in the business, one would only have to look at article readership of Funeral Director Daily over the past thirty days to prove the point to the doubter. Every 30 days, on the 15th of each month,…
Central Co-op of Great Britain is an interesting company. They are a company with a history of over 100 years and operate in the grocery, legal services, floral, and funeral business. According to this Wikipedia page, the company operates over 1,000 funeral homes and is now the largest provider of Death Care…
In less than a month Carriage Services will be hosting the inaugural “Carriage Cares Open”. This fund-raising golf tournament will be held on October 10 at the Woodlands Resort Golf Club in Houston, Texas. The one-day Scramble event will raise money for the Carriage Cares Foundation and benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of…
Funeral Director Daily recently learned through this late August article in The Times (of London) that Dignity Funerals of Great Britain recently “has moved to reduce its debts after warning of “material uncertainties” over its ability to continue as a going concern, just over a year after it was taken private from the London…
The Cremation Association of North America (CANA) recognizes that September is designated as “Recovery Month” to raise awareness about treatment for substance use disorders, reduce stigma of those suffering, and celebrate their recovery. Because of that recognition, tomorrow night’s Funeral Professionals Peer Support Group will be committed to that subject. …
According to this press release it appears that one of the reasons that the Johnson-Romito Funeral Homes chose Busch Cremation, Burial, and Pre-Planning as their successor firm is the funeral homes’ common values and membership in the Order of the Golden Rule funeral home membership organization. Both funeral organizations have served the…
