July 2018

Page A2 JULY 2018 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.............................................................................................. ..B19 Shipping Directory....................................................................................... ..B16 Calendar of Events....................................................................................... ...B2 Association News......................................................................................... .A27 Deaths.......................................................................................................... .A46 Educational News........................................................................................ .A37 Suppliers News............................................................................................ ...B1 COLUMNS: A Proactive Approach to Advance Funeral Planning by Chris Kuhnen.......... .A6 Designing Woman by MaryAnne Scheuble.................................................. .A10 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........................ .A40 Millennial Directors by Matthew Morian and Zach Carnley.......................... .A20 Museum Corner........................................................................................... .A42 Observations by Steven Palmer................................................................... .A12 Protecting Your Families and Your Business by Jim Starks......................... .A18 The Lincoln Funeral Diary by Todd Van Beck.............................................. .A22 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-A48 and Section B, which contains the Classified Advertising and consists of pages B1-B28. 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 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 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 (703)235-3900 CASSANDRA TAMEZ Circumstances: Both photos shown are of Cassandra. Shemay still be in the local area. Missing Since: 6/19/2017 Missing From: Corpus Christi, Texas Date of Birth: 9/21/2001 Age Now: 16 Yrs Sex: Female Race: Hispanic Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Height: 5’3” Weight: 135 lbs KOREY JOHNSON Circumstances: Koreywas last seen on August 16, 2017. His ears are pierced. Missing Since: 8/16/2017 Missing From: Norman, Oklahoma Date of Birth: 10/20/2002 Age Now: 15 Yrs Sex: Male Race: White Hair: Lt. Brown Eyes: Hazel Height: 5’11” Weight: 190 lbs MYSTIQUE ELEFANTE Circumstances: Both photos shown are of Mystique. Although she is missing fromCran- ston, Rhode Island, the Charlestown Police Department is interested in her whereabouts. Missing Since: 7/22/2017 Missing From: Cranston, Rhode Island Date of Birth: 5/16/2001 Age Now: 17 Yrs Sex: Female Race: Asian Hair: Black Eyes: Green Height: 5’0” Weight: 110 lbs South Carolina Funeral Director Judge Bernard Fielding receives Commitment to Justice Award Judge Bernard Fielding with his wife Conchita Fielding CHARLESTON,SC— On March 8, 2018 in Charles- ton, Judge Bernard Field- ing became the 8th re- cipient of the Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation’s “Commitment to Justice Award”. A funeral director, business owner, lawyer and judge, he was described as a “remarkable humanitarian and standard bearer for jus- tice for all.” The Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation serves 15 counties in South Caro- lina. Among its mission is to prevent the growth of heir’s property (HP) by conduct- ing educational seminars on HP issues and resolution and forest management, provid- ing the full array of legal services to help HP clients resolve their HP landowner- ship issues to clear title to family land; and to provide sustainable forestry education, technical assistance and resources. Bernard Fielding, CEO of Fielding Home for Funerals , one of South Carolina’s larg- est and oldest black-owned funeral homes, proudly notes he literally grew up in the family business. He knew he wanted to be a funeral director, but he also had grown up in an environment that emphasized hard work and public service. In addition to working in the family business, Judge Fielding chose to serve the community as a lawyer. He gradu- ated from Hampton Institute in 1953, spent two years in the army and, while stationed in Boston, he completed law school at Bos- ton University in 1958. In 1976, he was appointed Associate Probate Judge in Charleston County, be- coming the first African American to hold that position in the state. In 1990 he again stepped into history books as the first Af- rican American elected as Charleston County Probate Judge. Bernard Fielding is an iconic civil rights activist, businessman and leader. He and his family have put community service first, not only in funeral service but as community servants. For more than 50 years Judge Fielding offered free servic- es to the YWCA of Greater Charleston, which his grandmother co-founded. In 1969, he became the first black president of the Young Democrats of Charleston County. He also taught extensively about the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and – what he refers to as the most powerful legisla- tion – the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Fielding Home for Funerals has served the Charleston community for more than 100 years and was inducted in the NFDMA/100BWFS “African American Funeral Service History Museum Hall of Fame” in August 2017. Judge Fielding says his work is still not done, and he will always serve the people of Charleston.