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Monthly Archives: October 2008

Put Up A Parking Lot

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30 October, 2008

Innovative ways to save old cemeteries.
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More on Burns Memorial Chapel

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29 October, 2008

A Detroit News article on Burns Memorial Chapel, and comment from the NFDA. Now that Funeral News Central is up and running, I’m editing my funeral industry posts here at Raven’s Beak to point to their new home.
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“Smart Growth” or not?

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27 October, 2008

An environmental group is trying to block construction of a funeral home in Harmony TWP, New Jersey. Now that Funeral News Central is up and running, I’m editing my funeral industry posts here at Raven’s Beak to point to their new home.
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Evicting the Dead

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24 October, 2008

A Pontiac, Michigan funeral home was evicted from their facility today. forcing the removal of 5 bodies and 22 sets of cremains by the county Medical Examiner. House of Burns Memorial Chapel received the foreclosure eviction notice in January of this year. The court order allowed the eviction to begin at 3:00 AM, although...
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A Biker’s Conveyance

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23 October, 2008

Ty Conklin wanted a better way for his biker buddies to make their last ride. Bikers don’t much like cages; that’s part of what makes them bikers. After a buddy’s funeral, he and some friends were sitting around a bar, considering possibilities. Ideas were exchanged; drawings were made. A company was born. I did...
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Ohio Funeral Director Loses License

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23 October, 2008

James Qualls III, of Springfield, has lost his funeral director and embalmer’s licenses for two years in Ohio, over misappropriation of funds relating to pre-paid funeral expenses. In Ohio, a funeral director has 30 days to place such funds in a trust account or insurance policy, and in some cases, Qualls failed to do...
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Another Converted Church

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22 October, 2008

Carr-Yager Funeral Home, in Columbia, Missouri, is buying a former Church of God facility for use as a funeral home. Columbia City Council gave its approval to a rezoning request Monday night. There’s more coverage at the Missiourian website. Carr-Yager also has a chapel in Fayette, Missouri.
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Building Still Serves Families

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21 October, 2008

A church near Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is gaining new life. The former St. Joseph’s Church in Port Griffith is being converted to a funeral home, by a member of the old St. Joseph’s Parish. The Township Zoning Board approved the rezoning, with the only stipulation being an opaque fence around the back of the funeral...
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He Put Another Nail in His Coffin

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21 October, 2008

Actually, Grady Hunter put every nail in his coffin. He built it himself – and won a blue ribbon at the North Carolina State Fair for his woodworking skill. Hunter, 75, was a bricklayer until his joints wore out. Then he became a homebuilder. He says he’s never lived in a house he didn’t...
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Hide The Funeral Home

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19 October, 2008

The Cornelius, North Carolina Planning Board wants a funeral home to build a buffer behind their proposed building, so traffic on nearby I-70 won’t see the back of the building. Here’s what’s there now, if Google Street View has the address right: View Larger Map The planning board doesn’t want signage that’s viewable from...
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