funeral ethics

Do we still “Do the Right Thing” simply to “Do the Right Thing”

By Funeral Director Daily / October 4, 2021 /

I’ve been around the death care business for a long time and I’m certain that I didn’t always make the correct decision in the many hundreds of decisions that I had to make every month.  However, I can tell you that I always wanted to “Do the Right Thing.”  And, the times when I realized…

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Know your responsibilities with live streaming

By Funeral Director Daily / September 17, 2020 /

Every once in a while I read an article and I think to myself, “Wow, that should never have happened”.  However, if I’m honest with myself, I can see how that did happen and usually think about what my mom used to say, “If not for the grace of God, there go I”, because it…

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To the rescue in Detroit

By Funeral Director Daily / October 18, 2018 /

The Cantrell Funeral Home in Detroit made news last spring when six decomposing bodies were found in the funeral home.  At that time authorities also uncovered  the cremated remains of about 370 bodies, some of which were believed to be United States military veterans. The funeral home building and business were closed and the building…

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Take the Ethical Lead

By Funeral Director Daily / August 30, 2018 /

I read two articles in the past couple of days, that, while not pertaining to funeral homes and funeral home owners directly, do, in my opinion need to be known about by funeral directors.  It is my opinion that funeral home business owners and their staffs are the experts on death care in their communities…

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Where Are Our Ethics?

By Funeral Director Daily / July 3, 2018 /

Over the weekend the Charleston (SC) Post and Courier ran an in-depth story about the death care business in South Carolina questioning the ethics, inspection department, and peer oversight of our industry in that state.  You can read the story here. What prompted the story and investigation into the death care industry was the story…

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