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Why Using Domestically Sourced Casket Products Makes Sense

With the rise of the internet, access to materials from all over the world and far less expensive labor rates, utilizing overseas markets may seem like an appealing option as it is often assumed th...
By Kathy Shirley, Thacker Casket Company
In Articles
Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Caskets and COVID-19

As we slowly move towards the “new normal” for funeral service, what does the future hold for the funeral profession – and more specifically – caskets?  While I can’t predict the future, some ...
By Scott Weisenbach, National Sales Director for Sich Casket Company
In Articles
Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Every Funeral is an Opportunity to Tell a Life Story

A personal note – Five months ago, the word “coronavirus” wasn’t in our vocabulary, and none of us could imagine a pandemic that would threaten the health of our communities, our businesses and ...
By Jenn Parvin, Vice President, Marketing & Technology, Batesville
In Articles
Monday, September 21, 2020

The Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky held their 136th Annual State Convention & Mid-West Regional Funeral Trade Show

The Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky held their 136th Annual State Convention & Mid-West Regional Funeral Trade Show on June 5-7, 2018 at the Kentucky Exposition Center and the Crowne ...
By Staff
In Articles
Monday, December 3, 2018

Keys to Service: The Vital and Active Role of the Funeral Professional

In bygone days in our profession there was a method of “arranging” a funeral which was called “the indirect method” of counseling. At the core of this funeral arranging approach was that the fun...
By Todd Van Beck, Director of Continuing Media Education, John A Gupton College, Nashville, TN
In Articles
Monday, December 3, 2018

What are the most common mistakes you see funeral directors making when conducting air transfers, and how should they be doing it?

Eagle’s Wings Air has been managing the air transportation of human remains for the last 10 years, working with funeral home professionals across the country for domestic and international ship out...
By Dave McComb and the Team at Eagle’s Wings Air
In Articles
Tuesday, October 9, 2018

The Owego Cruciform Casket Company

The waters of the mighty Susquehanna run cold and dark in March of the year. It’s not a place where you’d want to linger. And yet, a number of hardy men in small boats were navigating the dangerous...
By Mike Bearsdley, Funeral and Casket Historian
In Articles
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
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