Afternoon Edition
Effective as of yesterday, February 2, 2026, Carriage Services implemented “a series of executive leadership promotions and appointments that reflect the Company’s continued momentum and its deliberate efforts over the past several years to build a durable foundation for sustained growth” according to this January press release from the company. Carlos Quezada, Vice…
In this morning’s edition of Funeral Director Daily we linked two investment reports on Service Corporation International (SCI). As we mentioned both reports gave “bullish” opinions on the company and the chance for investment gain over time. Here’s how one of those reports summed up its conclusion for a positive investment outlook…
Here’s what the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) says about their first “Funeral Professionals Peer Support” online conversation of 2026: “Start the new year with steadiness and nurturing.The January Peer Support Meeting is a space for funeral professionals to reconnect after the holidays and explore the three RESET pillars: Strong Ground, Nervous…
At Funeral Director Daily we emphasize that our articles deal with the “Business” of Death Care. . . . But “Business” has proven to be a very varied subject and our readers reflect and represent a great “Business Diversity” in Death Care. That becomes clearly evident when you look at our Top Read…
If you have a little time this early afternoon I would suggest that you tune in to this online event that features Johnson Consulting’s Lacy Robinson and Ring Ring Marketing’s Welton Hong as they “explore one of today’s most captivating topics: “Technology and AI in the funeral and cemetery space”.” This online event…
This afternoon’s edition of Funeral Director Daily marks our 12th and final “Most Read Articles” of the month for 2025. Funeral Director Daily wants to thank all of you who have contributed to our year — a year in which we saw email subscriptions and daily page view numbers continue to grow to…
Tomorrow night, Tuesday, December 16, Death Care professionals will come together with another of the Cremation Association of North America (CANA) sponsored virtual Funeral Professionals Peer Support Meetings. . . . .A press release from CANA makes this comment, “Between family obligations, work commitments, and winter weather, the holiday season can herald a…
For going on seven years now I’ve enjoyed writing Funeral Director Daily. It keeps my mind working and trying to improve the business I enjoyed working in — a business that I was allowed the privilige to serve families that needed guidance and care at a difficult time of their lives. I feel…
There has been an explosion of streaming channels available to the public in the past couple of years. And, with that growth of channels comes the need for programming. So, it is probably not a surprise that we are finding more programming available in all types of genres — including a genre that seems…
There’s a little of everything in Funeral Director Daily’s list of “Top Read” articles of the past 30 days. There is information on caskets, services, memorialization, value of businesses, and even some thoughts on what Death Care personnel do that the general public just doesn’t understand. . . . And, we will…
