Cemetery
The events in the last month have brought attention to the history of the Civil War, what the war stood for, and how do we pay respect to history while still giving respect to some who may have a different viewpoint. According to an article in Kentucky.com it appears that Lexington Mayor Jim Gray has…
Read MoreIt’s Monday morning again and as usual we have been busy seeing what happened in the death care industry news over the weekend. Today we have four articles that we think are very interesting ranging from stolen human remains to a deadline coming up for a California Senate vote on legalizing alkaline hydrolysis to what…
Read MoreFor about 15 years I served on a small cemetery association board. Most of the time things ran pretty smooth and we had, even though they were old and handwritten, very good records of sales and interments. We did, however, have our little problems such as when we sold the same grave spaces twice. Both…
Read MoreJust yesterday the Wisconsin 2nd District Court of Appeals ruled on a lawsuit that would have allowed dual ownership of cemeteries and funeral homes in Wisconsin. They upheld the ruling that bans the practice – which is allowed in many states – and leaves the plaintiffs next option to seek Wisconsin Supreme Court judication. You…
Read MoreI recently viewed via video and read a story posted by KOCO of Oklahoma. The story was an incredibly heartwarming one of a segregated cemetery in Logan County, Oklahoma, where a fence separated the sides which had Caucasions buried on one side of the fence and African Americans buried on the other side. The group,…
Read MoreI came across an article this morning that made me reflect that the death care industry generally moves and changes with social mores over time and usually does not let current events dictate change in the industry. However, once in a while, current events can move change along quick. While not going into the merits…
Read MoreIn 2004 Ralph Little had a problem — he was the owner of the Tam O’Shanter Golf Course in South Florida. According to an article in the South Florida Sun Sentinal, Little then planned a 300 home development on the property that did not pan out. He thought about putting in a large-scale water park.…
Read MoreAn editorial appeared over the weekend in the Meridian Star of Mississippi concerning abandoned cemeteries and solutions on how to make them whole again. The article talks about a recent state decision to award two cemeteries in Mississippi that were abandoned to a new company, Perpetual, LLC. The story continues to tell of the decision…
Read MoreI guess it is a sign of the times that we live in. Last Sunday the community of Saint-Apollinaire, Quebec – a small community of about 5000 residents just outside of Quebec City – defeated a referendum that would have allowed a minor zoning change in order to open up the possibility of a Muslim…
Read MoreAfter forbidding cremation for centuries the Roman Catholic Church accepted the practice in 1963. As the practice got more popular the Vatican decided last fall to issue a proclamation that ashes should be preserved in a church sponsored sacred place and not kept at home or scattered. An article in the Chicago Tribune just last…
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