Cemetery
The realization that 57% of cremated remains are not accounted for by means whereas the deceased can be memorialized into the future has caused some church communities to wonder if their ministry can help address the needs of the community that would lower this number. According to this article in the Rancho Santa Fe Review,…
Read MoreOver the last couple of years of writing the daily article for Funeral Director Daily one of my routines is to continuously search for information that might be of interest to those in the funeral, memorial, or what is now being called the “Death Care” space. In doing so, I have came across many articles,…
Read MoreAs we close out this Christmas week we thought we would share with you some information on cemeteries that we noticed in the news this week. Our first news story and video comes to us from New Orleans and deals with the Lafayette Cemetery Number 1, which is being closed to visitors for the next…
Read MoreI really enjoy learning about history. . .and United States history is even more interesting to me. If you like learning about United States history you will be happy that I am sharing this article that I found pertaining to Washington, DC’s Congressional Cemetery. You can access the article here. First of all, I learned…
Read MoreThe Alamo in St. Antonio, Texas, was the site of the famous “Battle for Texas Independence” back in 1836. It was a 13-day epic battle with the forces of the Mexican nation and where it is believed that Texas pioneers and frontiersmen Davey Crocket and Jim Bowie met their mortal fate. What many people don’t…
Read MoreAs a child and even as a young funeral director, I distinctly remember a plaque in our family funeral home that stated, “Show me the manner in which a nation cares for its dead and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender mercies of it’s people, their respect for the laws of the land,…
Read MoreOn Monday we brought you an article featuring the Church of Greece telling its parishioners that they would be denied a church service if they choose cremation over the long traditional custom of earth burial. Today, we bring you this article which deals with the topic of the City of Cape Town, South Africa, appealing…
Read MoreThe Ontario Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) met in October and reversed a decision made more than a year ago about a closed golf course in Lakeshore, Ontario. According to this article from the CBC, the Roman Catholic Diocese of London (Ontario) appealed an earlier decision that will allow it to turn the 143 acre…
Read MoreThis news video and article from WAFF-TV brings to light the charges against a member of the Legg Cemetery in Limestone County, Alabama. According to the article, the board member has been charged with first-degree theft after investigators reportedly found $60,000 of the cemetery’s money in her possession. It also appears that after a county…
Read MoreThe other day we came across this unusual article in the Voldosta Today News. The story revolves around the private mausoleum of the E.D. Rivers, Jr. family. E.D. (Eurith Dickinson) Rivers, Jr. was the 68th Governor of Georgia and served from 1937 to 1941. According to the above referenced article, he and his wife Mattie…
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