May 2019

Page A2 MAY 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............................................................................................... .B16 Shipping Directory........................................................................................ .B14 Calendar of Events......................................................................................... .B2 Association News......................................................................................... .A34 Deaths.......................................................................................................... .A38 Educational News........................................................................................ .A25 Suppliers News.............................................................................................. .B1 COLUMNS: A Proactive Approach to Advance Funeral Planning by Chris Kuhnen.......... .A6 Aftercare 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........................ .A32 Museum Corner........................................................................................... .A34 Observations by Steven Palmer................................................................... .A12 The Lincoln Funeral Diary by Todd Van Beck.............................................. .A22 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-A40 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 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 ASHANTI SMALLEY Circumstances: Gabrielle and Ashanti were last seen on April 15, 2018. Date of Birth: 4/17/02 Age Now: 16 Yrs Sex: Female Race: Black Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5’3” Weight: 140 lbs LEEANNA LITTLETON Circumstances: Leeanna was last seen on January 12, 2018. She may still be in the local area.. Missing Since: 1/12/2018 Missing From: Pollock, LA Date of Birth: 6/22/2000 Age Now: 18 Yrs Sex: Female Race: White Hair: Blonde Eyes: Blue Height: 5’5” Weight: 150 lbs MARYDRU KAYS Circumstances: Both photos shown are of Marydru. She may travel to Vancouver, Washington or Portland, Oregon. Missing Since: 3/15/2018 Missing From: Lakewood, WA Date of Birth: 8/20/2001 Age Now: 17 Yrs Sex: Female Race: White Hair: Red Eyes: Blue Height: 5’5” Weight: 125 lbs GABRIELLE SMALLEY Missing Since: 4/15/2018 Missing From: Philadelphia, PA Date of Birth: 9/15/00 Age Now: 18 Yrs Sex: Female Race: Black Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Height: 5’4” Weight: 150 lbs 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 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 FEATURING HERE Forest Lawn Announces promotions for Three Park Vice Presidents GLENDALE,CA— Forest Lawn Memorial- Parks &Mortuaries CEO Darin Drabing announced the appointment of three park vice presidents. Angie Ray will assume the role of vice president in Glendale, Nickol Ladd will assume the role of vice president in Cypress, and Shivon Ozinga were pro- moted to vice president in Long Beach, ef- fective March 18, 2019. The three internal promotions represent the caliber of strong leadership present across Forest Lawn’s six Southern California locations. Ray has been with Forest Lawn since 2014 and has served as vice president of the Glen- dale, Cypress, and Long Beach parks. She has worked in the end-of-life profession for 32 years. Before joining Forest Lawn, she worked with Dignity Memorial from 2012 to 2014 as the sales manager for Westmin- ster Memorial Park, where she was award- ed Century Club for North America and Sales Manager of the Year for California. Ray began her career with Matthews Inter- national, where she spent 25 years working in almost every aspect of the foundry’s op- erations, concluding as regional sales man- ager, and was awarded Sales Person of the Year seven years in a row. She has served as a board member on the Cypress Chamber of Commerce and the Boys and Girls Club of Cypress and is an active supporter of the Cypress Community through her work with the Cypress Police Foundation, Women’s Club of Cypress, Los Alamitos Chamber of Commerce, and the Every 15 Minutes pro- grams for Cypress and Los Alamitos. Ray has a Bachelors of Arts degree in Business from University of Phoenix and is a Califor- nia licensed funeral director, cemetery man- ager, and crematory manager. Ray resides with her husband of 27 years Erik and her labradoodle Grace. Since 2015, Ladd has served as vice presi- dent at Forest Lawn in Long Beach. Ladd has worked in the funeral profession since 2001, and in 2006, she helped establish the new  Skylawn Funeral Home and Memo- rial Park in the Bay Area, where she was lat- er awarded the California Funeral Director Association (CFDA) Young Funeral Direc- tor of the Year award. An active board mem- ber with United States Vets, United Cam- bodian Community, and the NAACP Long Beach Chapter, Ladd passionately supports many organizations in the Long Beach com- munity including the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce, the Long Beach Homeless Coalition, The Long Beach Police Founda- tion, The South Coast Interfaith Council, the Every 15 Minutes Program, and many veterans groups. Ladd holds an ASMS Mor- Angie Ray Nickol Ladd Shivon Ozinga Continued on Page A17