The hearse that carried the body of President John F. Kennedy failed to sell at a classic car auction in Seabrook yesterday. Apparently the highest bid of around $900,000 wasn't enough for the owner of the historic vehicle. After his mother-in-law's funeral, Nathaniel Craigmiles saw the exact casket that had cost him $3,200 in Tennessee selling for only $800 in a New York City store. Hmmm. Craigmiles, pastor of Marble Top Missionary Baptist Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee, saw a good … [Read more...] about Coffin Break
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Honoring Thomas and Section 60
Our hearts go out to the mother in Southern California who lost her son last month in a motorcycle accident. He died doing what he loved. Remember Thomas, her only son. Here's his My Space page courtesy of his mom. Then we read about Section 60 at Arlington in the Washington Post. Login may be needed. In Section 60, death remains too fresh to be separated from life. You see it in the 17 cigars pushed into the grass near one headstone, signs that a combat unit stopped by. Here in … [Read more...] about Honoring Thomas and Section 60
Bring Us Your Blood
From the Dallas Morning News: Here's a new twist: a blood drive at a funeral home. Some people are squeamish about giving blood anyway. Will they be any less squeamish about donating blood at a funeral home? Colleague Kathy Goolsby passes on an announcement that Homestead Funeral Home in Grand Prairie is hosting a blood drive May 19 with Carter BloodCare. Donors will receive a T-shirt and a chance to win a free night at the Gaylord resort in Grapevine or a weeklong cruise to Jamaica … [Read more...] about Bring Us Your Blood
Cut Out for the Long Haul
Three Beautiful things: Clematis recovering from frost bite Connecting with an old friend: Dirt by Donna Cheeseburger, fries and thick banana shake. Points of consternation: Cats wrecking my flower beds Ants College Tuition It's a good life! Doug at Funeralwire has a good article regarding the "old guard" in the funeral home industry, his observations: "Seven years ago, while attending the Baltimore convention of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), I remember … [Read more...] about Cut Out for the Long Haul
V.A. Approves Wiccan Symbol for Vet’s Headstones
To settle a lawsuit, the Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to add the Wiccan pentacle to a list of approved religious symbols that it will engrave on veterans' headstones. Until now, the Veterans Affairs department had approved 38 symbols to indicate the faith of deceased service members on memorials. It normally takes a few months for a petition by a faith group to win the department's approval, but the effort on behalf of the Wiccan symbol took about 10 years and a lawsuit, said … [Read more...] about V.A. Approves Wiccan Symbol for Vet’s Headstones