October 2017

Page A2 OCTOBER 2017 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.............................................................................................. ..B19 Shipping Directory....................................................................................... ..B16 Calendar of Events...................................................................................... ....B2 Association News......................................................................................... .A32 Deaths.......................................................................................................... .A46 Educational News........................................................................................ .A41 Suppliers News............................................................................................ ...B1 COLUMNS: A Proactive Approach to Advance Funeral Planning by Chris Kuhnen.......... .A6 Designing Woman by MaryAnne Scheuble.................................................. .A20 Embalming by Matt Black............................................................................. .A24 HearseHub by Mike Jamar..............................................................................B6 Keys to Service by Todd Van Beck............................................................... .A22 Legal Speak by Atty Harvey I Lapin............................................................. .A10 Let’s Chat by Kristan Dean. ........................................................................... .A8 Mark My Words by Mark Pennington........................................................... .A16 Memoires des choix des Jacque by Kate Frediani-Gorman........................ .A40 Museum Corner........................................................................................... .A42 Observations by Steven Palmer................................................................... .A12 OSHA Compliance by Gary Finch................................................................ .A14 Protecting Your Families and Your Business by Jim Starks......................... .A18 Random Musings by Nancy Weil................................................................... .A4 NOTICE The FUNERAL HOME AND CEMETERY NEWS is now sent in two parts. Section A is in two parts: pagesA1-A48 andA49-A64, and Section B, which contains the ClassifiedAdvertising and consists of pages B1-B28. 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 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 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 AKIRA WILLIAMS Circumstances: Akira may still be in the local area. Missing Since: 11/7/2016 Missing From: Detroit, Michigan Date of Birth: 2/26/2000 Age Now: 17 Yrs Sex: Female Race: Black Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5’7” Weight: 175 lbs MASON BILBREY Circumstances: Both photos shown are of Mason. He was last seen on November 12, 2016. Mason may travel to Anderson, Indiana. Missing Since: 11/12/2016 Missing From: Muncie, Indiana Date of Birth: 3/23/2000 Age Now: 17 Yrs Sex: Male Race: White Hair: Brown Eyes: Blue Height: 5’5” Weight: 120 lbs ALDEBARAN ROMERO Circumstances: Both photos shown are of Aldebaran. She may go by the nickname Andie. Aldebaran may be in need of medi- cal attention. Missing Since: 11/3/2016 Missing From: Los Angeles, California Date of Birth: 10/8/1999 Age Now: 17 Yrs Sex: Female Race: Hispanic Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 4’11” Weight: 104 lbs Funeral Nation Did You Know “Ma” Green? Announces Hurricane Harvey Funeral Directors Relief Fund ZANESVILLE,OH— As the funeral profes- sion’s leading voices, the co-hosts of Fu- neral Nation TV Ryan Thogmartin and Jeff “The Funeral Commander” Harbe- son announce the creation of Hurricane Harvey Funeral Director Relief Fund. The fund is for funeral directors and their families that have suffered loss as a direct re- sult of Hurricane Harvey. “I am personally aware of a funeral director that has been devastated with the loss of their home and I’m certain there are others that need FN help. As a profes- sion, we always take care of others on their worst days, it’s now our responsibility to stand in the gap for our people during this trage- dy,” says Harbeson. The mechanism to collect the donated funds is pro- vided by Treasured Mem- ories in West Virginia, free of any charges or fees. Presi- dent Jimmy Altmeyer and his team have graciously of- fered their platform with no fees to help fellow fu- neral directors. The collect- ed funds will be adminis- tered by the Texas Funeral Directors Association as they are intimately knowledge- able of the situation on the ground. Every dollar will go directly to help funeral di- rectors and their families. “I’d like to personally thank Jamie Meredith of C&J Fi- nancial for his ground work of helping Jeff and I to connect the different participating organizations to get this much needed fund launched,” says Thogmartin. To learn more, or contribute, visit www.tmcfunding.com/Harvey. Lillian Elizabeth “Ma” Green press College . She served as President and Vice President of the first two institutions, respectively. She also helped found the California Embalmers Association as their first Vice President. Despite her years of teaching and service, there are no articles or books honoring her life. Dejah Rubel , a librarian at Ferris State Universi- ty with experience in archival research and oral his- tory, would like to correct that omission. Former stu- dents and colleagues of “Ma” Green are becoming harder to locate as time passes. If you have news arti- cles, biographies, letters, photographs, documents, etc. or if you are willing to reminisce about “Ma” Green in an oral history interview, please contact Dejah Rubel at DejahRubel@ferris.edu or at 517-672-8139. If you did not know “Ma” Green personally, but you know a graduate of the California College of Mortu- ary Science from 1943-1966, please share this solicita- tion with them. Lillian Elizabeth “Ma” Green was a long-serving faculty member of the L.A. College of Anatomy, Embalming, and Sanitation , which became the Califor- nia College of Mor- tuary Science , and is now known as Cy-