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StoneMor Parnters, LP, a publicly traded death care company that owns and operates both funeral homes and cemeteries announced in a press release on Friday, October 6, 2017, that they will be amending their secured credit facility. You can read about the modifications here. In reading the entire release, the Chairman of…
Read More about StoneMor Amends Credit, Hints at Dividend Cut, Reduction of UnitsIt’s no secret that taxing authorities are looking for all of the ways that they can raise taxes to put to government work. I read an interesting article just yesterday in the Delaware County Daily Times of Pennsylvania whereby the local Marple Newtown School District had claimed that the value of an Archdiocese of Philadelphia…
Read More about Cemeteries — To Tax or Not to TaxThis Monday morning we will bring you some updates on issues/articles that we have mentioned in the past that are back in the news. We’ve found out that the City of Irvine, California, is one step closer to its first ever veterans cemetery, that California Governor Jerry Brown’s signature is the only remaining necessity in…
Read More about Monday Morning “Snip-Its”Funeral Director Daily’s Monday morning round-up of death care related items we discovered over the weekend includes a wide variety of topics again this week. We’ve got information on where to find articles on how funeral homes in Miami are coping with the loss of power after Hurricane Irma, an article that has been published…
Read More about Monday Morning “Snip-Its”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 More about Lexington coming to Common Sense Solution with Confederate StatuesIt’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 More about Monday Morning “Snip-Its”For 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 More about Interesting Cemetery IssuesJust 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 More about Wisconsin Upholds Ban on Funeral/Cemetery CombosI 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 More about Why Aren’t More Stories Like This ToldI 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…
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