June 27, 2008

Massive Painting Donated to Veterans Cemetery
By Thomas A. Parmalee

An unveiling ceremony was held May 20 to showcase an immense painting that will be housed in the administration building at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene, scheduled to open in June 2009. Download a PDF of the story by clicking here.

JEFFERSON CITY , MO. - Attorney General Jay Nixon filed a lawsuit on June 18 charging companies apparently linked to National Prearranged Services with a variety of offenses, and a funeral home operator filed a class-action lawsuit against the firm, according to published reports. read more...

LAWRENCE, MASS. - The last thing that a woman who has just buried her 11-year-old son in a pauper's grave wants is to get an unexpected $11,751 bill from the local funeral director.

But that's exactly what authorities say happened to Viviana Resto, whose 11-year-old son, Dario Rodriguez, was struck and killed by a car in October 2007. read more...

Mount Auburn Cemetery Saying Goodbye to its President

CAMBRIDGE, MASS - It's been quite a long run, but William C. Clendaniel will retire as president of Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge and Watertown on July 1 after 20 years of faithful service to North America's first landscaped cemetery, the Cambridge Chronicle reported. read more...

Authorities: Woman Goes from Funeral to Bar

HAMILTON, OHIO - A woman accused of driving drunk and causing the death of her 6-year-old son was temporarily freed from jail so she could attend his funeral. But afterward, she went straight from the church to the bar, authorities said. read more...

In the June 2008 issue of American Funeral Director, editor Jen Kiernan revealed and analyzed a landmark survey that asked almost 400 people over the age of 50 about their opinions of the funeral industry. Now, we've tailored a press release about the survey that you can modify and add to as you feel fit. Just slap it on your letterhead, send it to your local newspapers and tell the media your side of the story. Get the press release by clicking here.

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