From cradle to grave: There was something for everyone alive and otherwise at the Chicago funeral directors convention

You can learn a lot about your options for the afterlife at the annual trade show, which recently ended at McCormick Place.

National Funeral Directors Association Releases Groundbreaking Study Revealing Critical Communication Gap Between Funeral Professionals and Families

The NFDA today released "A Funeral Director's Guide to Clear and Compassionate Communication," a comprehensive study that exposes a troubling reality: the funeral profession and the families it serves ...
CNN

Recession leaves funeral business in grave state

More than 21,000 funeral homes are in the U.S., employing some 105,000 people, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. The $11 billion-a-year industry is largely ...
The Baltimore Sun

National Funeral Directors Association convention | PHOTOS

Seen through the door of an Eagle Coach Company hearse on display is the booth for Empire Funeral Supply, offering signs and flags for funeral processions, urns and other memorial items. Love Urns, ...
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The final bill: A breakdown of 15 costly funeral expenses

A loved one passing away is one of the most difficult experiences anyone will go through. And this event can be made all the ...
Yahoo

Death becomes her: More women are becoming funeral directors

Allyse Worland was a child when she went to a family member's funeral. "His presentation was not pleasant," she said. "It was unacceptable. And it was very traumatic for the family." Worland, just 9 ...
Southeast Missourian

PERSONNEL: DEXTER MAN DIRECTOR IN FUNERAL ASSOCIATION

Steve Watkins, of Dexter, Mo., has been elected to serve the Southeast Missouri Funeral Directors Association as District 11 director. He will be installed to his new position this week at the ...

Whakatane Local Becomes Youngest Ever Funeral Directors Association President

Whakatane local, 30-year-old Bradley Shaw, has become the youngest ever President of the Funeral Directors Association of New Zealand.