Mortuary Transport Services

Some of the saddest work in the mortuary transport business is babies and children. As owner of my business, the job of picking up miscarriage remains and stillborn babies many times fell to me.
With the remains being so small, you don’t take a gurney to bring attention to yourself. It’s a little odd carrying a baby [...] Read more »

Here’s an example of a cabinet maker that saw a need for custom caskets, that would normally cost three to four times what they can sell them for. Yes, the funeral home will mark it up some, but can go direct to the builder, especially if they have style you really like.
If you’re a cabinet [...] Read more »

Here is an excellent interview published by The Arizona Republic. This is good information for everyone, but especially for the Mortuary Transportation business person, as it helps answer a few questions you’ll hear along the way.
Prearrangements are important, and we all should grow up and deal with it. You can’t avoid it, so it’s silly [...] Read more »

This information stands well on it’s own. I only offer it as a resource in your conversations with friends and family members. The hardest part of the death industry is the grief of the unprepared.
Start planning for your final expenses now
I know this post topic is kind of morbid, but this issue is very important. [...] Read more »

How about sponsoring a beauty pageant contestant?
11 vie for 2008 Miss Clark County title
Eleven young women will be competing for the title of Miss Clark County this year.
Miss Clark County is the official hostess of the Clark County 4-H Fair which is July 12-19, and then represents Clark County in the Indiana State Fair Queen [...] Read more »

I found this list, that was actually gleaned from the Funeral Consumer’s Alliance, which I worked with a few of the funeral homes in the bay area that were included on their site. It’s a mixed bag of whether going through them is the best deal, since less expensive doesn’t always translate to quality.
The first [...] Read more »

Here’s a story of someone representing himself as a funeral director, but he was the owner, and not a licensed funeral director. He admitted that it was a mistake, as the letter was printed by a pre-planning insurance company, and they apparently took it for granted that he was also a licensed funeral director as [...] Read more »

Ok, maybe you don’t live in Florida, but there is still opportunity anywhere you have a large transplanted elderly population, like Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.
You’ll notice the increasing rate of cremation. This is many times done as a cost saving motive, and the nice thing about the cremation business is that many times, based [...] Read more »