Cemetery

Texas town approves Muslim Cemetery Plan

By Funeral Director Daily / September 24, 2018 /

Periodically we have kept you up to date on what was happening with the planned Muslim cemetery that was proposed to be built about 40 miles northeast of Dallas, Texas.  As you can read in this article here, on Thursday the Town Council of Farmersville, Texas approved plans submitted by the Islamic Association of Collin…

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The Growing Trend of Abandoned Cemeteries

By Funeral Director Daily / September 21, 2018 /

One of the things I believe that we do pretty well at Funeral Director Daily is monitor the Death Care industry for trends that are emerging and we can provide some warning on what issues may be sneaking up on funeral directors and cemeterians. Since we started slightly over a year ago we have noticed…

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Testimony Continues in Memphis Trial

By Funeral Director Daily / September 11, 2018 /

The Memphis trial that concerns possible funeral director liability over the mismanagement of the Galilee Memorial Gardens in Memphis, Tennessee continues.  You can read an article about Monday’s testimony here. The trial is trying to prove that more than 12 funeral homes failed to supervise burials at the cemetery and hold them liable for pain…

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Michigan Cemetery goes to ballot for Funding

By Funeral Director Daily / September 11, 2018 /

Voters in Whiteford Township near Monroe, Michigan will have an extra ballot question to ponder and vote on when they go to the ballot on November 6.  Township supervisors have asked the residents to vote on a small mill rate that would tax themselves for the operation and upkeep of the township’s aging cemeteries.  You…

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The Monument Business is Changing Too

By Funeral Director Daily / September 7, 2018 /

The accelerating trend over the past 20 years towards cremation as a method of final disposition has not only affected how funeral homes and cemeteries operate.  It has created issues with casket companies, burial vault companies, and monument dealers as well. I came across this article from Columbus CEO which exhibits some ways in which…

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More on the Memphis Trial

By Funeral Director Daily / September 6, 2018 /

Here is an article from the USA Today about the Memphis cemetery trial.  This article gives some more insight into what is alleged to have happened and why plaintiffs believe that funeral homes are, at least in part, responsible. [wpforms id=”436″ title=”true” description=”true”]

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Whose Liability is it?

By Funeral Director Daily / September 6, 2018 /

Tuesday marked the opening of a trial in Memphis, Tennessee that you can read about here that is trying to get a finding as to whose responsibility is it when families have had grossly mishandled burials.  In this case, that of the Galilee Memorial Gardens of Memphis,  a lawsuit in which  more than 1,200 families…

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Cemetery Annexations

By Funeral Director Daily / August 28, 2018 /

We’ve told you before that we think cemeteries have some great business opportunities in the new wave of cremation protocol if death care professionals can convince client families that the proper way to memorialize their loved ones is to inter or use a cemetery niche instead of scattering or bringing home cremated remains. We’ve also…

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StoneMor accused of poorly maintaining Philadelphia Cemeteries

By Funeral Director Daily / August 27, 2018 /

In an article that you can read here the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has had to respond to accusations that its St. Peter and St. Paul Cemetery is not properly maintained.  The Archdiocese has a 60-year contract with StoneMor Partners to operate the cemeteries and has had to point out that “As the operator of the…

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Interesting Research at Stonehenge

By Funeral Director Daily / August 3, 2018 /

It’s a beautiful Friday morning in Minnesota and I’ve been up early just researching future articles for Funeral Director Daily.  As I mentioned before, I love to continue to learn and today I came upon this article from Science News that you can read here. The article is about the Stonehenge monument and, until today,…

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