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Death the Parisian Way
Read more: Death the Parisian WayThis was such a lovely article. The notion of keeping someone’s body until more people will be available and back from holiday and concerns about getting the ashes buried in a Paris cemetery with all the restrictions, make this a pleasure to read. #FuneralsMatter #DoingItYourWay @themortegirls
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Carolyn Jones (aka Morticia Addams)
Read more: Carolyn Jones (aka Morticia Addams)By Melissa Johnson Williams Thirty-five years ago today Morticia Addams died. The woman we knew and loved as Morticia was of course Carolyn Jones. A very talented actress who performed in both movies and television. She crossed several movie genres but even the younger generation knows “Morticia”. She was the original and favorite goth beauty.…
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Extreme Embalming
Read more: Extreme EmbalmingBy Melissa Johnson Williams There was a picture that circulated on the internet recently showing a young man posed at his wake in a laid back style. Many commentators used the phrase “extreme embalming” to describe this supposedly new phenomenon. Most of those commentators know nothing about embalming or its history. If they did they…
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The Real Death Deniers
Read more: The Real Death DeniersPerhaps it’s a consequence of being on social media, but barely a day Perhaps it’s a consequence of being on social media, but barely a day passes that we don’t read some nonsense article, post or tweet about funeral service. Shooting ashes into space, turning cremains into bullets (Seriously, With all the gun violence these…
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Women In Funeral Service, Circa 1900
Read more: Women In Funeral Service, Circa 1900By Melissa Johnson Williams These pages are from the funeral service publications of the early 1900’s called The Casket and The Sunnyside. As can be seen in these photos women are prominent in the care of the dead, specifically teaching embalming. More than 100 years ago these women lead the way for every woman practitioner…
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Funeral Customs
Read more: Funeral CustomsBy Melissa Johnson Williams While browsing for other books about funerals, I happened upon this. I love the description of it from Amazon. All reviewers give it 5 stars. “A funeral is a ceremony marking a person’s death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of beliefs and practices used by a culture to remember the dead,…
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Honoring Memorial Day
Read more: Honoring Memorial DayBy Melissa Johnson Williams During the early days of the Civil War, it became apparent that there was a need to identify and develop space for cemeteries to honor those who fought for their country and gave the ultimate sacrifice. On July 17, 1862 Congress authorized the President to purchase cemetery grounds “for soldiers who…
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When My Yiayia Died
Read more: When My Yiayia DiedMarjorie Kunch is a funeral director, and writer, based in Arizona. When her grandmother died, Kunch, the mother of two young children, searched for books to answer the questions her two young children had about funeral rituals. Not able to find what she was looking for, Kunch decided to write her own book. Written…
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Embalming Facts & Myths
Read more: Embalming Facts & MythsThe Value of Viewing the Deceased By Melissa Johnson Williams Every family that experiences the death of a loved one will have a very important decision to make. That decision is whether or not to see their loved one prior to either burial or cremation. This decision should not be taken…
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The Journey Begins
Read more: The Journey BeginsAlexandra Kathryn Mosca, and Doris V. Amen, are two well-known and respected names in funeral service.
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