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FEBRUARY 2017

FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS

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Funeral 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

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