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FEBRUARY 2017
FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS
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info@cfsaa.org www.cfsaa.orgFuneral Directors Life Names Al Ray
Director of Sales Development
Al Ray
ABILENE,TX—
Funeral Directors Life
Insurance Company
(FDLIC) has an-
nounced the addition of
Al Ray
as direc-
tor of sales development for Mississippi.
“We are very pleased to welcome Al to
our management team at Funeral Direc-
tors Life,” said
Kris Seale,
president and
CEO. “With his understanding of the fu-
New Memorials Direct Introduces
Petite Charms
GIG HARBOR,WA—
New Memorials
Direct
has announced their new line
of Petite Charms, a perfect option for
those that would prefer to keep trea-
sured memorabilia of their loved ones
a little more versatile or low key. Al-
though smaller in size, the charms are
just as brilliant and substantial in qual-
ity as the traditional line of fingerprint/
image engraved jewelry. They can ac-
commodate a fingerprint, photo, cus-
tom writing or just basic text engraving
and are the perfect size to be worn on
charm bracelets yet hang beautifully as
an elegant pendant as well. Additional-
ly, the charms can pair with just about
any style or other jewelry making them
an ideal memorial one can always keep
close to them.
Petite charms are not only simple to
customize, they also come in a vari-
ety of commonly requested shapes in-
cluding oval, round, heart and dog tag
styles. Families can choose between
sterling silver and gold plated as well as
ash-holding or non-ash-holding styles.
For more information call 877-995-
876
7 or visit www.newmemorialsdirect.com
ZEELAND,MI—
Howard
Miller
has taken a huge
leap out-of-the-box with
this smart-looking, live
edge wood floor clock. This
clock is designed from two
rustic live edge wood slabs
with contemporary pol-
ished nickel-finished ac-
cents. No two clocks will
ever be the same, due to
the natural imperfections
of the solid rustic hard-
wood. There is a swing-
ing polished nickel pen-
dulum visible behind the
gap of the two planks. The
OTTO is a commanding
piece at 82.5” high. “With
its clean lines and mod-
ern look, this clock would
be a dramatic conversa-
tion piece and a wonder-
ful point of interest for any
space,” says
MaryAnne
Scheuble,
Cressy Memo-
rial
Design Specialist.
For more information
vis
it www.howardmiller.com, contact your distrib-
utor or call Cressy Memo-
rial at 1-866-763-0485.
The OTTO, Howard
Miller’s Live Edge
Floor Clock
The Remembrance Pictoral Urn
The Remembrance Pictoral Urn
SLEEPY HOLLOW,IL—
Remembrance Innovations,
Inc.
has created a new kind of urn for families that are
looking for unique memorialization and ways of person-
alizing their loved ones urn.
The process starts with a scanned portrait photo of the
deceased that is digitally enhanced using special retouch-
ing software to correct natural skin tones and reduce fa-
cial imperfections. The final enhanced portrait is perma-
nently printed to beveled award glass using fade resistant
sublimation inks and heat transfer process. The finished
piece is a beautiful 5”x 7” beveled glass print that attach-
es to the urn with a decorative brass screw; the glass print
can also be displayed as a free standing keepsake using the
brass screw and post stand included with the glass. For
added personalization, the gold or silver brushed metal
plate is imprinted with deceased’s name, date of birth and
death. Other personalization options to the metal plate
can include a favorite prayer, endearment or special in-
scription to be permanently adhered to the top recessed
area of the urn.
The high quality cultured marble urn is manufactured
in the United States of America and is available in a vari-
ety of colors in marble, granite, metallic and solid color
finishes. Urn dimensions are 7.5” long, 7.5” wide, and
9.0” high and is 225 cubic inches in capacity. The urn
has been tested, certified and approved for ground burial
without the need for an urn vault.
The Remembrance Pictoral Urn is a beautiful memori-
al when displayed in an illuminated glass front niche, or
the glass can be removed from the urn to take home as a
keepsake when inurnment into a columbarium, mauso-
leum, or ground burial is decided on for the urn. Addi-
tional glass keepsakes can be ordered for the family.
The Remembrance Pictoral Urn can also be produced
any time prior to death. Simply e-mail Remembrance
Innovations a portrait photo of your liking in a three
megabyte .jpg format, and then select an urn color and
finish shown on the website. Complete the on-line order
form including the information that will be imprinted
on the metal plate at time of death. The personalized
plate will be produced and sent next day guaranteed de-
livery, for you to adhere to
the top recessed area of the
urn with a permanent tape
strip applied.
For more information, e-
mail info@remembranceltd.
comor call 1-847-777-9877.
“My mission is to serve funeral direc-
tors with care and compassion, just as they
serve their families,” said Al. “In my new
role with Funeral Directors Life, I am able
to bring new ideas and solutions to funer-
al home owners for growing their business
and attracting new families. This is an excit-
ing time to be working in the funeral pro-
neral profession and his
enthusiasm for helping
others grow and succeed,
Al will be an important as-
set to our Mississippi client
funeral homes.”
Al grew up working in his
family’s funeral home and
gained a love and apprecia-
tion for the funeral profes-
sion. He went on to spend
20 years in the banking in-
dustry and 7 years owning
his own insurance agency.
“Al brings a skill set that
draws from finance, in-
surance, and funeral service that will al-
low him to be a uniquely qualified ad-
visor to our funeral home clients,” said
Mark Owen,
regional sales vice presi-
dent. “Along with his experience, he has
an easygoing, positive attitude that makes
him a pleasure to be around.”
fession, and with FDLIC,
we have all the tools and re-
sources needed to succeed!”
Al attended Mississippi
Delta Community Col-
lege, Northwest Commu-
nity College, and Delta
State University on basket-
ball and golf scholarships.
Al is fully licensed in prop-
erty, casualty, life, accident,
and health in the state of
Mississippi. He is also li-
censed as a property insur-
ance adjuster in the states
of Mississippi, Arkansas,
Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
Funeral Directors Life, rated A- (Excel-
lent) by A.M. Best Company, is a legal re-
serve life insurance company which spe-
cializes in the sale of insurance-funded
preneed funerals. For more information,
visit
www.funeraldirectorslife.com.