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Luzerne County TX cremation fee rises.

By Funeral Director Daily / February 14, 2017 /

The Dallas Post reports that the Luzerne County has increased the fee for a cremation permit from $35 to $60.  The increase will offset a $50,000 proposed budget increase for autopsy expenses relating to drug overdoses.  There were 1,872 cremations in 2016 in Luzerne County, up from 1872 cremations in 2015. Funeral Director Daily’s take:…

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SCI fourth quarter earnings beat estimates.

By Funeral Director Daily / February 13, 2017 /

Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI), the largest provider of deathcare products and services in North America, issued fourth quarter 2016 financials.  Here are the highlights. Quarterly revenue increased by 5% to $809 due primarily to an increase in cemetery preneed revenue.  SCI funeral home revenues were flat. Net income declined by 11% to $66 million…

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Funeral Industry Census Statistics 1997-2012

By Funeral Director Daily / February 13, 2017 /

The US Census surveys the funeral industry every five years.  The next census will take place later this year.  Here is the data on US revenues and employment in the Cemetary, Crematory and Funeral Home industries for 1997-2012. Funeral Director Daily take: The drop in cemetery and crematory staff of almost 46% in fifteen years…

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The number of US funeral homes down slightly during 2017

By Funeral Director Daily / February 11, 2017 /

The National Directory of Morticians Redbook reports that the number of of US funeral homes declined by one tenth of one percent during 2017 as you can see from the following table.  The number of US funeral homes has declined by approximately 1%/year since 2004. 86% or 16,617 of the 19,322 funeral homes in the…

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Funeral Director sues former emplyer after being fired for medical marijuana use.

By Funeral Director Daily / February 11, 2017 /

NJ.com and patch.com report that a licensed funeral director Justin Wild has sued his former employer Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood NJ after he was fired for using medicinal marijuana to remediate cancer symptoms.   After the funeral home learned that Wild has a prescription for using medicinal marijuana after he got in a car…

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Funeral News Friday February 10

By Funeral Director Daily / February 10, 2017 /

  Bonney-Watson funeral home, Seattle’s oldest continuously operating business has announced it is listing its 14,000 square foot property and 20,000 square foot parking lot on Broadway Avenue for sale for $7.8 million.  The site represents one of the few key development properties available in Seattle. Leader and Times reports that Mike and Kelly Hornung have…

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Funeral News Thursday February 9

By Funeral Director Daily / February 9, 2017 /

WWMT.com, the Telegraph and the Daily Star report that funeral directors are telling people not to take selfies at funerals.  The most famous abuse of this practice was when Prime Minister Cameron, Barack Obama and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidts took a selfie at Nelson Mandala’s memorial service. NPR reports that funeral prices aren’t transparent despite the…

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ICCFA Cremation Guidelines

By Funeral Director Daily / February 8, 2017 /

Here are the guidelines of the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) to voluntarily foster professional standards of care. ICCFA Cremation Guidelines Statement of Purpose The following Cremation Guidelines have been published by the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association to voluntarily foster professional standards of care and consideration by our members.  Definitions Authorizing agent(s):…

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Who must comply with the FCC Funeral rule

By Funeral Director Daily / February 8, 2017 /

The FTC Funeral Rule went into effect April 30, 1934.  The rule was revised in early 1994. Who must comply with the rule? All “funeral providers” must comply with the Rule. You are a funeral provider if you sell or offer to sell both funeral goods and funeral services to the public. Funeral goods are…

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Stonemor Issues Update on Sales Team Development

By Funeral Director Daily / February 8, 2017 /

REVOSE, Pa., Feb. 08, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — StoneMor Partners L.P. (NYSE:STON) (“StoneMor” or the “Partnership”) today provided additional data on the ongoing restructuring of its sales force. Total salespeople within the salesforce at January 31, 2017 numbered 766, which was 81 more than the prior year comparable period.  The salesperson count at January 31,…

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