Funeral Director Daily

    As we stop today to reflect on the memory of not only our military personnel from the Revolutionary War on, we remember that the holiday was officially started to pay respects to those who fell in action during the Civil War.   Over time we realize that the Memorial Day holiday has moved…

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  StoneMor Partners left the world of public companies and was taken private by Axar Capital Management in November 2022.  At the time StoneMor was arguably, by revenue, the second largest company in Death Care.  Second only to Service Corporation International and, in revenue, ahead of Carriage Services and Park Lawn Corporation at the time.…

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  It’s not for me. . . .but neither is skydiving.   I’m talking about Natural Organic Reduction (NOR) or what some lay people call “human composting”.  NOR is a legal form of human disposition in at least 14 states by my count.  The process used for human remains disposition was first legalized in the…

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    Security National Financial Corporation (SNFC), the Utah-based company that serves the Death Care profession through their funeral homes, preneed insurance, and other financial tools issued their 1st Quarter 2026 financial report last week.  In that press release that you can access here you will note that Total Revenues dropped 3.6% from $82.7 million…

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  It was only a month ago, on April 15, that Funeral Director Daily published this article titled “Park Lawn Corporation update:  Dodds also reported to be leaving”.   The sudden departure of Park Lawn Corporation executives that included President Jennifer Hay, Chief Operating Officer Matt Forastiere, and company executive Jay Dodds was a shock to…

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