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December 2007 Archives

December 3, 2007

Industry News 12.03.07

Change clears the way for more corporate ownership of funeral homes

Allendale Twp.: Funeral home plans irk residents

Crematory in the works for township

Outrage over cemetery attacks

In poverty cases, others pick up the tab

Unused for 50 years, granite cemetery chapel undergoes renovation

Linking of Cemeteries, Hospitals to Ease Process

Industry News 12.03.07

Change clears the way for more corporate ownership of funeral homes

Allendale Twp.: Funeral home plans irk residents

Crematory in the works for township

Outrage over cemetery attacks

In poverty cases, others pick up the tab

Unused for 50 years, granite cemetery chapel undergoes renovation

Linking of Cemeteries, Hospitals to Ease Process

December 4, 2007

Industry News 12.04.07

Embalmer granted separate NYC trial in body parts scandal

Commissioners approve Eternal Hills Cemetery expansion

City wants justice for cemetery

Cemetery Vandal Receives Nine-Month Sentence

Cemetery Rules Are Not Welcomed By Some East Texas Families

Delays push back Willamette National cemetery burials

St. Joseph's opens columbarium

Cemetery gets state historical marker

December 5, 2007

Industry News 12.05.07

Syrian archeologists discover two ancient cemeteries near Damascus

Auburndale Set to Raise Burial Rates

Carriage Services Buys Cataudella Funeral Home In Methuen, Massachusetts

Bronze Age cemetery found in Iran

MLB Fans Can Get Fan Friendly Caskets, Urns

Cremation plots to give old cemetery new life

Man planned his funeral, wrote own humorous obituary

December 6, 2007

Industry News 12.06.07

A place to die for

Site of local black history, South-View Cemetery seeks care

Crews Find Man's Remains In Cemetery After Burial Mix-Up

Cut in penalty for scofflaw teen cemetery vandals to be appealed

City cemetery supply shrinking

Ancient cemeteries found in Syria

December 7, 2007

Industry News 12.07.07

StoneMor signs deal to buy or manage 45 cemeteries

Appeals court denies petition to reconsider cemetery relocation

Ordinance bans dogs from Greenwood Cemetery

Cemetery board works to honor deceased

Cemetery, in heart of campus, to impact details of proposal

Cemetery Causing A Commotion

Deborah Hollow Horn Found Guilty in Funeral Home Theft

Cemeteries 'not just for dead'

Funerals Traditions on Their Last Legs

December 10, 2007

Industry News 12.10.07

Funeral industry is taken aback by county fee added for cremations

Panel OKs pet disposal business

King County requires $50 permit for cremations

Disney takes a dim view of latest urn of events

More options exist now for grieving families

DVDs filling funeral niche

Hmong funeral rites differ from area traditions

Fifty funeral parlours are health hazard

December 11, 2007

Industry News 12.11.07

$18 Million Class Action Suit Settled by Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison & Norwood, LLP

Low-cost funeral service starts in the Cedar Valley, garners some criticism

Police Accuse 2 Of Cemetery Thefts

This crematory specializes in pets

Clinton County to consider creating Pioneer Cemetery Commission

Group fighting to save Love Cemetery in East Texas

DM parks and rec takes over cemetery

Redesigned Cemetery Gravestone Website Launched

December 12, 2007

Industry News 12.12.07

Coffin carrying is dying out

Roller-Ballard wins international Pursuit of Excellence Award for third consecutive year

Death and statues

Cemetery worker who stole jailed

A special resting place

Cemetery charges could rise

Lensing's receives award for excellence

December 13, 2007

Industry News 12.13.07

Roscoe's first funeral home gets warm welcome

Funeral homes full, candles lit for those killed in mall shooting

Doctor admits he provided too little detail in cremation case

Court Ruling Brings Cemetery Closer To Takeover

Kingsville Catholic Priest Dedicates Life To Cemetery

Group Says National Cemetery Needed In Eastern Nebraska

Feud over body intensifies

Indigent funeral cost concerns

SBI backlog delays Bowling case

December 14, 2007

Industry News 12.14.07

Hillsborough sets new rules for crematories

Fremont funeral home sending gifts to troops

Wreath-laying planned for veterans cemetery

Cameras installed at Vale Cemetery

Couple nabbed stealing markers from cemetery

CONNELLY'S HONORED FOR EXPANSION OF LONG-RUNNING BUSINESS

StoneMor Relocates to New 37,000-SF HQ

Veterans Remembered with Holiday Wreaths at VA National Cemeteries

December 17, 2007

Industry News 12.17.07

Ghats of Varanasi now hosting mock cremations

Powerless funeral homes find ways to cope

Also remember the fallen during the holiday season

Day by day, he dusts off history at cemetery

Tilton cemetery issue on hold

A funeral fit for a Chihuahua: Pet burials catch on

Grave at historic Jewish cemetery in Hebron desecrated

Wife's attempt to have her husband buried at Fort Rosecrans turns into a nightmare

December 18, 2007

Industry News 12.18.07

Funeral turf wars

Open Burning

Wreaths Across America celebrated on Saturday

High court hearing over 'snatched' body delayed

Vietnam vet returns to Australia in casket

Cozean Memorial Chapel receives international award

Firm seeks to offer pet cremations

December 19, 2007

Industry News 12.19.07

Creature comfort | Funeral home pets help those in grief

Handy ideas to make us green and mouldy

City's gravediggers to strike over Xmas in bitter pay dispute

Diamonds out of (human) ash?

Update: Wreaths Across America - Houston National Cemetery

No peace

Vietnam soldier's family meets casket

December 20, 2007

Industry News 12.20.07

92 Funeral Homes Violated FTC Rules

Report: Funeral Homes Violating Federal Rules

Woman found dead in pet cemetery

A disturbing trend

NEW INFO: Bones Recovered in Bayfield Likely from Cemeteries

Funeral Facilities to Be Allowed in School Zone

December 21, 2007

Industry News 12.21.07

Stewart Enterprises Reports Results For Fiscal Year 2007

Today marks a time to remember homeless who have died

Even after you die, your environmental consciousness can live on.

Funeral home takes a step closer

500 wreaths to be placed at cemetery

"(AP) McMinn Co. woman charged with stealing flowers from graves"