March 2017

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Page A2 MARCH 2017 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A
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FEATURING
HERE
HAVE YOU SEEN THESE CHILDREN?
The photographs below have been provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Please help locate these children by posting in your lobby, office, on your bulletin board, etc.
Anyone with information should immediately contact the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 or (703)235-3900
AMOS EASTER
Circumstances: Both photos shown are of
Amos. He may be in the local area or he
may travel to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Missing Since: 3/9/2016
Missing From: Ponca City, OK
Date of Birth: 3/10/1999
Age Now: 17 Yrs
Sex: Male
Race: Amer. Ind.
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5’11”
Weight: 161 lbs
BILLIE HANEY
Circumstances: Billie is believed
to be inDetroit orTaylor, Michi-
gan. Her tongue is pierced. Billie
has tattoos on her inner arms.
Missing Since: 4/1/2016
Missing From: Detroit, MI
Date of Birth: 3/31/2000
Age Now: 16 Yrs
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Green
Height: 5’1”
Weight: 125 lbs
BRITTANY LARA
Circumstances: Brittany may
be in the Bakersfield, Tulare, or
Delano, California areas. She has
tattoos on her left forearm from
her wrist to her elbow.
Missing Since: 4/10/2016
Missing From: Bakersfield, CA
Date of Birth: 11/14/2000
Age Now: 16 Yrs
Sex: Female
Race: White/Hisp
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5’1”
Weight: 90 lbs
The Throw Rug and the Tapestry Helps
You Create Exceptional Funerals
FORT COLLINS,CO— Com-
panion Press announces the
publication of a new book en-
titled A Tale of Two Funerals:
The Throw Rug and the Tapes-
try, by renowned grief educa-
tor Dr. Alan Wolfelt.
Written specifically for fu-
neral directors, funeral service
leaders, and funeral home
staff members, the book tells
the fictional story of the fu-
neral of 82-year-old Carol
Williams. After her death, her
children call Knight & Day
Funeral Home to make ar-
rangements, and courtesy of
a Twilight–Zonesque space-
time anomaly, the Williams
family ends up concurrent-
ly planning and holding two
funerals for Carol—one ar-
ranged by funeral director
Sam Standard and the oth-
er by funeral director Grace
Gatekeeper. Through this en-
gaging story, readers will learn
the importance of educating
families about the purposes
and elements of funerals, from the mo-
ment of the family’s first call to the fu-
neral through the transfer, arrangement
process, and the funeral itself.
Author, educator, and funeral service
consultant Dr. Alan Wolfelt serves as
director of the Center for Loss and
Life Transition in Fort Collins, CO.
The author of Educating the Families
You Serve About the WHY of the Funer-
al: A Guide for Funeral Home Staff and
many other resources on the impor-
tance of meaningful funerals in help-
ing grieving people heal, Dr. Wolfelt
is committed to helping people mourn
well so they can live well and love well.
He is also available for presentations
and trainings on this important topic.
He conducts an annual funeral director
training program on the “WHY” of the
funeral in Fort Collins, CO. The 2017
training will be held June 12-14.
A Tale of Two Funerals is available in both
soft cover and e-book formats. To order and
to learn more about Dr. Wolfelt’s books,
training programs and other resources, email
, visit www.
or call 970-226-6050.
A Tale
of Two
Funerals: