April 2019

Page A2 APRI L 2019 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A Published Monthly by: Nomis Publications, Inc. PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514 1-800-321-7479 FAX 1-800-321-9040 www.nomispublications.com info@nomispublications.com Subscription: United States $25.00 - Canada/Mexico $50.00 Circulation 21,000 per issue. Overseas rates available. Deadline for Press Releases: 5th of the Previous month. Advertising: Display Ad rates sent upon request. Classified and Shipping Directory rates published in each issue. All advertising must be received by the 5th of the previous month. Due to the vast amount of sources, the publisher is not responsible for the content of any news articles or advertisements. Nor is the publisher responsible for any loss of revenue by failure to insert an advertisement. 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ISSN 1944-1126 Funeral Home & Cemetery News Online at www.nomispublications.com MONTHLY FEATURES Classified Ads............................................................................................... .B17 Shipping Directory........................................................................................ .B15 Calendar of Events......................................................................................... .B2 Association News......................................................................................... .A32 Deaths.......................................................................................................... .A38 Educational News........................................................................................ .A35 Suppliers News.............................................................................................. .B1 COLUMNS: A Proactive Approach to Advance Funeral Planning by Chris Kuhnen.......... .A6 Aftercare 101 by Linda Findlay.................................................................... .A20 Embalming Tips & Tools by Matt Black........................................................ .A16 HearseHub by Mike Jamar............................................................................. .B6 Let’s Chat by Kristan Dean. ........................................................................... .A8 Memoires des choix des Jacque by Kate Frediani-Gorman........................ .A32 Millennial Directors by Matthew Morian and Zach Carnley.......................... .A10 Museum Corner........................................................................................... .A34 Observations by Steven Palmer................................................................... .A12 The Lincoln Funeral Diary by Todd Van Beck.............................................. .A22 The Three Pillars of Success by Mark Bowser. ........................................... .A18 Random Musings by Nancy Weil................................................................... .A4 NOTICE The FUNERAL HOME AND CEMETERY NEWS is now sent in two parts. Section A, which includes pages A1-A40 and Section B, which contains the Classified Advertising and consists of pages B1-B24. If you do not receive both sections please call 1-800-321-7479 or email info@nomispublications.com. FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Online Directories US & International Funeral Homes • Supply Companies Cemeteries • Pet Memorialization Companies Trade Associations • Plus Much More... www.nomispublications.com Like Us On 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 www.missingkids.com HAYLEY WARD Circumstances: Both photos shown are of Hayley. She was last seen on December 26, 2017. Hayleymay still be in the local area or she may travel to the Houston, Texas area. Missing Since: 12/26/2017 Missing From: Porter, Texas Date of Birth: 4/15/2003 Age Now: 15 Yrs Sex: Female Race: White Hair: Sandy Eyes: Blue Height: 5’6” Weight: 250 lbs ANNDESY TAVAREZ Circumstances: Anndesy was last seen on January 31, 2018. Missing Since: 1/31/2018 Missing From: Fitchburg, Massachusetts Date of Birth: 8/2/2001 Age Now: 17 Yrs Sex: Female Race: Hispanic Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5’4” Weight: 107 lbs MORGAN FLEMING Circumstances: Morgan was last seen on July 18, 2017. She is biracial. Morgan is Black and White. Missing Since: 7/18/2017 Missing From: Lawrenceville, Georgia Date of Birth: 11/29/2000 Age Now: 18 Yrs Sex: Female Race: Biracial Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5’0” Weight: 115 lbs Submit your photograph or line drawing and Include: • your firm’s name, address, phone number(s) • name of contact person • a short description of your facility Send to FRONT COVER c/o Nomis Publications, Inc PO Box 5159 • Youngstown, Ohio 44514 For more information, call Kim 800-321-7479 kim@nomispublications.com www.nomispublications.com FEATURING HERE CORRECTION Page B1 of the February Funeral Home & Cemetery News featured REM Memorials LLC and their new genera- tion of granite laser art ready monuments. If you are in- terested in learning how to become an Anchor Partner the correct email address is info@REMMemorials.com . Support Veterans with The BRAVE Act Congress Acts to BROOKFIELD,WI— The Burial Rights for America’s Veterans’ Efforts (BRAVE) Act of 2019 (H.R. 497 /S. 598) has been intro- duced in the United States Senate and House of Representatives. The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) urges the 116th Congress to pass this important leg- islation, which would ensure veterans are not penalized due to their circumstance at the time of death or where they die. “Funeral directors like me assist families with paying tribute to veterans who honor- ably served our country,” said Chuck Bow- man, CMSP, CFSP, CCO, president of NFDA. “Passing the Brave Act will make certain veterans are treated equally and will help ensure they can be buried in a manner befitting their sacrifice. My National Funeral Directors Association colleagues and I whole- heartedly support this bipartisan legislation.” The Brave Act will improve existing death benefits for veterans who meet certain eligi- bility requirements. It helps ensure that non- service connected deaths are treated equally, regardless of where a veteran dies, and makes certain that death benefits are indexed for in- flation, alleviating the need for further ad- justments from Congress: current: $2,000 death funeral benefit for a service-connected disability; The Brave Act will index the ben- efit for inflation; current: $780 funeral bene- fit for a non-service-connected death in a VA facility; There will be no change to this bene- fit; it is already indexed for inflation; current: $300 funeral benefit for non-service-con- nected death not in a VA facility or when vet- eran has no next-of-kin; and The Brave Act will increase the benefit to $780 (equal to a tine Pepper, CAE, CEO of NFDA. “As a na- tion, we owe so much to our veterans. The Brave Act will go a long way to helping en- sure families can meaningfully commemo- rate the life of a veteran who has died; it is the least we can do as a grateful nation.” Last year, in testimony before the Sen- ate Veterans Committee, the Department of Veterans Affairs endorsed the Brave Act. Paul R. Lawrence, Ph.D., under secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administra- tion, Department of Veterans Affairs, testi- fied that the Brave Act “will allow [the] VA to offer a more valuable reimbursement for the costs of a veteran’s funeral during a very difficult and vulnerable period of transition for the survivor.” The Brave Act was also endorsed by sever- al veterans’ service organizations during the Senate Veterans Committee hearing last year. In its testimony, The American Legion stat- ed, “We support legislation increasing burial allowances and programs within the VA that will enhance, promote, restore or preserve benefits for veterans and their dependents.” The Veterans of Foreign Wars testified, “The VFW supports this important bill, which would increase the funeral and burial benefit for eligible veterans.” Other veterans’ service organizations en- dorsing the Brave Act include the Military Officers Association of America, the Vietnam Veterans of America, the Association of the United States Navy and the Disabled Ameri- can Veterans. NFDA is headquartered in Brookfield, WI and has an office in Washington, DC. For more information, visit www.nfda.org . non-service-connected death in a VA facility) and index it for inflation. “On behalf of the more than 20,000 members of the National Funeral Directors Association, I applaud our leaders in congress for intro- ducing this bill,” said Chris-