January 2019

Page A2 JANUARY 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......................................................................................... .A26 Deaths.......................................................................................................... .A42 Educational News........................................................................................ .A22 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........................ .A38 Millennial Directors by Matthew Morian and Zach Carnley.......................... .A10 Museum Corner........................................................................................... .A40 Observations by Steven Palmer................................................................... .A12 The Lincoln Funeral Diary by Todd Van Beck.............................................. .A24 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-A44 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 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 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 www.missingkids.com KENNETH HADLEY Circumstances: Kenneth may still be in the local area or he may travel to Richland Hills, Texas. He may go by the nick- name Kenny. Missing Since: 12/1/2017 Missing From: Fort Worth, Texas Date of Birth: 12/4/2001 Age Now: 17 Yrs Sex: Male Race: White Hair: Lt. Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 6’2” Weight: 180 lbs BIANCA JONES Circumstances: Bianca was last seen on December 2, 2011. She was last seen wearing a pink shirt, pink tights, and a purple jacket. Missing Since: 12/2/2011 Missing From: Detroit, Michigan Date of Birth: 11/26/2009 Age Now: 9 Yrs Sex: Female Race: Black Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 2’5” Weight: 25 lbs DAPHNE WEBB Circumstances: Daphne was last seen on July 10, 2013. She was last seen wearing orange pajamas and pink socks. Missing Since: 7/10/2013 Missing From: Oakland, California Date of Birth: 10/10/2011 Age Now: 7 Yrs Sex: Female Race: Black Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 2’0” Weight: 30 lbs 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 Miami Funer Exhibition returns in March 2019 with Rich Agenda MIAMI,FL— TanExpo and Memorial Inter- national LLC have an- nounced the second Mi- ami Funer to be held March 13-15, 2019 at the MACC Miami Air- port Exhibition Center. The event held in 2017 brought over 1100 visi- tors from 40 countries and included 70 exhibit- ing firms and 17 profes- sional workshops. Confirming itself as a global hub focusing on Central and South Ameri- ca, Miami Funer 2019 will gather visitors from differ- ent continents. Top Latin American funeral homes, cemeteries and cremato- ria owners will be attend- ing in search of innovative products, services and pro- fessional updates to im- prove business. Generational succession, digital marketing, coach- ing for the funeral business, new funeral rites and re- modeling needs, embalm- ing, green burials, econo- my and funerary policies in Latin America, cremation, funeral business advertising technology, will be some of the topics discussed during the event. One of the most popu- lar sessions, Digital Funeral Marketing 3.0 will be pre- sented by Juan Pablo Del Alcazar Ponce , marketing and digitalization strategy consultant, responsible for training more than 10,000 marketing professionals in various sectors and coun- tries of South America. Felipe Buitrago , teach- er in many universities and coach for companies of different sectors and cul- tures, will present Funeral Business Coaching . Coach- ing is a set of exercises and techniques aimed to ob- tain better performances both within the team and towards the external audi- ence. In today’s society the need to update and focus on one’s profession is ever more pressing: business leaders must be adequate- ly trained to develop new characteristics and skills to be passed on to the em- ployees. During this semi- nar you’ll be provided the most effective techniques for today’s and tomorrow’s funerary leaders. In addition to being an ideal meeting place be- tween North and South America, Miami is an en- joyable destination for its climate, numerous ame- nities and easy connec- tions. MACC is located in the heart of the Blue Lagoon business district, just minutes from the in- ternational airport and close to the major attrac- tions of the city, the en- chanting Coconut Grove and South Beach. A rich agenda of meet- ings with renowned speak- ers presenting new trends and future challeng- es of the funeral indus- try is available online at www.miamifuner.com . For 25 years TanExpo has been the leading interna- tional funeral exhibition. The event takes place in Bologna, Italy every two years. Memorial Interna- tional, LLC is the largest funeral assistance corpo- ration in the world, fore- runner in the business concept, innovator in the funeral and pre-need ser- vices, with offices in 14 countries.