November 2022

Page B7 November 2022 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Se c t i on B ABILENE,TX— Funeral Directors Life is excited to announce Chandler Jones as market center manager in Illinois. “We’re thrilled to welcome Chandler to the Funeral Directors Life team,” said Kris Seale, president and CEO of Funeral Directors Life. “During his career, he has helped families with their preplanning needs and also served as an area sales manager and exceeded sales goals. His experience in these areas will be an asset to our funeral home clients in Illinois as they work to provide their families with the highest level of care.” Chandler has over six years of experience working in and with funeral homes to increase preneed sales and has an extensive knowledge of the profession. “We are excited to bring Chandler onto our sales management team in Illinois,” said John Harrington, regional sales vice president for Funeral Directors Life. “He brings many years of successful sales experience as a family service counselor. Chandler’s skills will be exceptionally helpful as we continue to serve more funeral homes interested in Funeral Directors Life’s valuable products and services.” Market center manager is a new role for Chandler, but he is more than ready to begin this new chapter of his career. “I’m elated to join such a dynamic and thriving company,” said Chandler. “I’m looking forward to building trusted relationships with funeral homes and meeting their needs to ensure continued success. I’m really excited to serve alongside dedicated and passionate leaders in the funeral industry.” Funeral Directors Life, rated A- (Excellent) by AM Best Company, is a legal reserve life insurance company which specializes in the sale of insurance-funded preneed funerals. Their mission is “To be known as the best, most-respected provider of service to the funeral profession.” For more information about Funeral Directors Life, visit www.funeraldirectorslife.com. 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Another product line Wilbert is proud to offer is a new exclusive glass line named Infinity Collection by famed glass designer Karine Bouchard. Additional products include affordable high quality, high eye appeal metal urns in brass and enamel, inlaid Mother of Pearl, and hand painted aluminum. Lastly, beautiful intricate colors and patterns of marble and onyx round out the new urn line. A new offering is a Wilbert exclusive design for MacKenzie cultured marble urns. Customers are now able to order standard cultured marble urns in a unique design featuring column corners, softer molded bevels, and a single, continuous top on companion urns, providing more space for engraving. Wilbert cremation products are available to order through your local Wilbert licensee or by going online to www.WilbertDirect.com. Funeral Directors Life Names Chandler Jones as Market Center Manager Chandler Jones Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc Announces New Cremation Choices Catalog Vol. 10 SAN DIEGO,CA— Angelpaw has announced the launch of the world’s only Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) payments service for the pet cremation and pet aquamation industries. Angelpaw Buy-Now-Pay-Later feature is a safe and easy way to allow pet crematories and pet aquamation centers to accept multiple payments for a pet cremation/aquamation and products. Pet Parents can split the cost of a purchase into several interest-free installments over 60 days. As soon as the installment plan is submitted, Angelpaw manages the scheduling, validation, and transfers while the crematory/ aquamation centers receives funds immediately with no risk. Their flexible system boosts customer purchasing power, resulting in increased transaction sizes and higher Average Order Value (AOV) amounts. Buy-Now-Pay-Later is especially useful for unforeseen and unplanned pet cremations and aquamations, providing pet parents a smarter option than traditional financing or credit card debt. “With the explosion in popularity of Buy-Now-Pay-Later, we felt it’s our responsibility to offer the benefits of BNPL to Pet Aftercare,” says James Byler, founder and CEO. “Our pet crematory and aquamation partners achieve higher conversion rates and higher transaction sizes, while pet parents have an interest free payment option for unforeseen and unplanned circumstances. It’s a win-win for everyone!” Angelpaw the global leader in cloud SaaS software that empowers pet crematoriums, aquamation centers, veterinarians and pet parents. They offer solutions differently. They’re secure, flexible and driven all within the cloud. Their passion for pet’s and technology is unrivaled – it shows in their services. For more information, visit www.angelpaw.com.

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