June 15th, 2005

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My First Funeral Industry Blog

Last month, I expressed my frustration about how hard it is to find the ten most popular blogs for a given topic. I happened to use the funeral industry as an example. Today, Mel Pennington emailed me. He’s a funeral director, embalmer and blogger. He’s just started a blog, and there doesn’t seem to be a whole lot of funeral-related entries, but give him time. I do note, with a slightly-worrying irony, that when I click on ‘Play’ in his blog’s navigation bar, you get this funeral home (which is a great-looking site, though they should lose the music). I’m sure it’s just a temporary issues. I shouldn’t cast aspersions, because my site’s been full of Latin text for months.

UPDATE: I was linking to the wrong blog there. Thanks to BT for sorting me out.

Comments: 34 Responses so far

BT Hathaway
June 16th, 2005
7:50 am

Well, here’s a funeral blog oriented towards the profession. I haven’t found an audience as yet, so the posts are minimal but they each relate specifically to funeral service.

BT

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BT Hathaway
June 16th, 2005
7:53 am

Sorry, didn’t post that the way I wanted to.

http://funeralwords.blogs.com/funeral_words/

That’s the URL. I’m still getting used to blogging. As you already know, we don’t do very much of it in our profession.

BT

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Thomas Poolton
October 22nd, 2006
3:43 pm

Here is a funeral industry daily blog…

http://finalembrace.wordpress.com/

Regards, Thomas

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Betty
March 10th, 2007
10:52 am

This is the funeral blog that I have on the Web. Enjoy the knowledge shared there. For the public to learn more.
Regards, Betty

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Betty
March 10th, 2007
10:54 am

Well the link doesn’t show, it was just
hyper linked to my name in the first post. Show in case one might not know that it does that - the url is
http://funeralcasket.blogspot.com/

Thanks, BB
ps. second name hotlink is now my own website. A Team Masters

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Online Memorial
March 20th, 2007
7:40 am

Test - I failed the challange last time, so want to test this before I post a longer message!

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Online Memorial Website
March 20th, 2007
7:41 am

Ah, the answer is green (I put grey). Anyway, I own a large site and this blog may be of interest to my visitors. Please get in touch so we can exchange links.

Regards,

Ian

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Funeral Poems
April 16th, 2007
5:47 am

Eventually, a blog on the funeral industry!

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Ruffalo
May 15th, 2007
2:42 pm

Hey, Mel Pennington. Lose the music. Anybody who has background music on their website should be socked in the mouth. And while you’re at it, lose all the stuff about you and your staff and your facility, etc. Funeral service is not about you. It’s about the life of the person who died. Your website may be pretty but it’s pretty antiquated.

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Mel Pennington
May 17th, 2007
6:43 am

Ruffalo,
Not sure what you are referring to when you mention that our site is antequated or that we don’t celebrate life. We actually were the first in our state to do just that?

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Robin Heppell, Funeral Futurist
June 1st, 2007
7:34 am

Darren, thank you for your call for Funeral Blogs. Although this is a couple of years after your original post, I have two to inform you about. http://www.fromthehep.com is my personal blog to convey information and tutorials to funeral professionals. The second one is http://yourfuneralchapel.blogspot.com and is a Virtual Funeral Home that I can use to show funeral directors how to use a blog to help promote themselves.

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sharron
June 2nd, 2007
12:40 pm

check out my funky funeral, it has a cool blog about funeral changes and trends as well as loads of information about songs, poems etc
http://www.myfunkyfuneral.com/

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S. Lamb
June 9th, 2007
9:23 am

We’ve had a blog on end-of-life issue for some time now. Having spent nearly 40 years in the traditional funeral business, our president made the decision to go online only as that aspect of our company began to grow. We started a blog to help educate consumers on important caregiving and funeral planning issues.

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Diana Bourgeois
July 27th, 2007
8:43 am

Our company, Buy and Sell Cemetery Plots (http://www.buyandsellcemeteryplots.com/) has just started a blog to help inform people why it is important to pre-plan funeral services and their need for a cemetery plot. Our blog is located at http://buyandsellcemeteryplots.wordpress.com. We welcome all comments, questions, or suggestions.

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Bryan Chandler
August 15th, 2007
5:32 am

I started a new blog dedicated to helping funeral service professionals with tips and tricks to a better, more profitable business.

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Bryan Chandler
August 15th, 2007
5:32 am

http://chandlerscorner.vox.com/

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Ezra Worthy
August 15th, 2007
7:45 pm

Where can I find pre-formatted funeral service invoices online specific to Georgia?

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The Undertaker
September 6th, 2007
12:15 pm

Greetings -

here is a site with a different perspective that has a blog about alternative ideas for funeral planning.

“never know when you need an idea”

http://www.funeralideas.com

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Ryan Thogmartin
October 21st, 2007
2:15 pm

Here is great new Networking site for funeral directors, embalmer, mortuary college students, and any funeral professional. Members can post forsale items, job openings, share management ideas, write their own blogs, upload videos, and create their own member webpages. http://www.connectingdirectors.com.. the “Facebook” of the funeral industry.. Visit http://www.connectingdirectors.com today.

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Anna
April 1st, 2008
2:19 pm

TheFuneralSite.com just launched a new look and a new blog. The whole site is directed to consumers doing funeral planning. People can ask a director a question, learn about the thousands of things to do with cremated remains, review a funeral home and talk on the forum. It’s a all in one new content site for funeral planning.

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Cameron
April 11th, 2008
3:39 pm

I just recently did quite a bit of research on non-traditional funeral practices. I noticed the lack of blogs regarding this, but did my best to cope. I’m surprised that there is not more coverage considering the phenomenal amount of revolutionary funeral methods, like online funerals and fireworks with human remains.

You can see for yourself here
http://theundergroundculture.blogspot.com

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Marla Noel
May 21st, 2008
3:25 pm

We recently launched a new blog about funerals. You will find it at:

http://www.fairhavenmemorialservices.com/funeralblog

I’m amazed at how many of these links are already defunct.

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Titus Gerard
July 16th, 2008
3:19 pm

Darren, I am working on my blog that deals with graphic technology in the funeral industry. You can view my blog at: http://www.funeralprinter.com/blog/blog.html.

I look forward to corresponding with you and those who comment here!

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Nick Ille
July 25th, 2008
6:10 am

I operate US Funerals Online and we have just been introduced to blogging. Our site is a directory of all funeral homes in the US together with helpful information about dealing with and arranging a funeral service.

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Jessica
September 10th, 2008
12:55 pm

I am a product designer, just started a blog for products in mortuary science. Its a hard topic to find info on. check it out at : http://mortdev.blogspot.com/ .

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Funeral Cost
January 5th, 2009
11:12 am

My blog is there to take the lid off the funeral industry. As an 18 year veteran I’ve seen every dirty trick in the book to seperate the grieving from their money. I have asked forgiveness and this blog is my penance.

http://www.buryorburn.com

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Craig
February 22nd, 2009
2:46 pm

As a Funeral Director/Embalmer for 34 years, just want to know how many others have developed Autoimmune Diseases, Neurological Diseases, and Lung problems. Did you know OSHA has never done a long term study on FORMALDEHYDE and the Funeral Industry, over 600k in lobbing my one group to stop any study, but the FEMA trailers are recalled in such a short time. I personally know of FDs all across the country. This is something we must look into. This wonderful chemical is killing us, I think it is time for us to join together to find out why, this is allowed to continue.

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R.Brian Burkhardt
March 7th, 2009
5:26 pm

I have been blogging at http://ww.yourfuneralguy.wordpress.com/ for about a year and a half..and i have other funeral industry blogs as well.

YourFuneralGuy

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Florida Funeral Homes
April 2nd, 2009
7:10 pm

This is a of directory of funeral homes so you may get idea from it.

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Lauri Javes
July 12th, 2009
6:28 pm

I have something so new and amazing to share with the world that could help increase a funeral homes profit by selling more products. They sell in sets that uniquely connect them to their lost loved one forever. I am pleased to present custom and unique wooden caskets and urns that are heart shaped; a set of 2 placed together make a whole heart. You just have to see this to understand how amazing it is. Be among the first to get in on this refreshingly new concept.

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Lauri Javes
July 12th, 2009
6:29 pm

BrokenHeartSolutions.com
Unique Heart Shaped Casket and Urn Sets

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Cremation Guy
August 30th, 2009
5:08 pm

Here is a funeral related blog for the consumer.

http://www.griefanswers.com

Blog about planning funerals and dealing with grief.

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Toronto Funeral Services
September 22nd, 2009
1:04 pm

For information on all Funeral Services in Toronto.

http://torontofuneralservices.com

We can take care of everything

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Mort C
January 13th, 2010
3:42 am

People don’t appreciate funerals because they don’t appreciate why we DO WHAT WE DO. My blog is uniquely designed to give historical, interesting facts as well as answer FAQs about modern Funeral Rites. Feel free to visit funeraryramblings.blogspot.com

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