All Entries in the "Funeral Industry" Category
Funeral Director Documentary Wins Emmy Award
It isn’t often that the entertainment industry gets the funeral industry right. Recently, however, a documentary bucked that trend. The documentary, The Undertaking was a look by PBS’s Frontline program into the work and lives of the Lynch & Sons funeral directors in the towns of Milford and Clawson, Michigan. The program even won the [...]
Funeral Director Fired For Speeding
Funeral cars aren’t meant for speed, as anyone in the Funeral Industry can tell you. Driving a hearse requires a certain degree of decorum, as well as a health respect for the deceased. Recently, there was an incident in Glasgow, Scotland, where one funeral director found out just how seriously his employer takes that idea. [...]
Are Laws Against Funeral Protests Unconstitutional?
You’ve probably heard about the people who go out and protest at funerals for soldiers and servicemen who died in battle. If you haven’t heard, the group behind these protests is the Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas. They like to get a bunch of people together and hold up signs that say, “You’re Going to [...]