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Who we are series

12 Dec 2018
This series is meant to highlight beautiful funeral directors. Too many times we see and hear the media focus on the horrible things that happen in the funeral industry. I…
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Who we are series

5 Dec 2018
This series is meant to highlight beautiful funeral directors. Too many times we see and hear the media focus on the horrible things that happen in the funeral industry. I…
experiences…

Speaking of the dead

7 Nov 20187 Nov 2018
Have you ever been so tied up in an emotion you can't explain that you are close to tears, want to run as fast as you can all while feeling…
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Can I get a second opinion?

12 Sep 2018
Before I tell this story, I want you all to know that the majority of people I meet take way too much stock in Hollywood’s versions of dead bodies and…
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Doo Wop

6 Sep 20186 Sep 2018
“Doo Wop” High school. A place of judgement, cliques, and where the popular mix with the unpopular. All must all interact together though, living and dreaming in the same space.…
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I planned this all along

11 Jul 2018
The funeral is over. As I step back into the funeral home and start the clean-up, I find moistened tissues discarded under the seats, on the floor or sitting on…
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The beginning

19 Mar 201823 Apr 2018
I have had a resurgence of people asking me how I got myself into death care, so I thought it would be fun to re-post my first post telling the…
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Son of a preacher man

13 Mar 201823 Apr 2018
The funeral home was fluttering with people, filling the hallways and lobby with chatter and the occasional burst of laughter. The staff was buzzing about, moving flowers and parking cars.…
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The terrible, hilarious fall

27 Feb 201823 Apr 2018
In all my years as a small female funeral director, I can tout so many times that I have assisted with, or on my own, moved a deceased body from…
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We will always remember

22 Feb 201823 Apr 2018
The profession of death is harder than most funeral directors make it seem. The public only sees well-dressed professionals, stoic and pressed and always there to make everything go as…

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