Funeral Directors

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• Licensed Funeral Directors: An Empirical Analysis of the Dimensions and Consequences of Emotional Labor

This study addresses the emotive dissonance and emotive effort dimensions of emotional labor and their relationships to the emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, personal accomplishments, and job satisfaction consequences of emotional labor with respect to licensed funeral directors. Four hypotheses were formulated. Emotive dissonance resulted in higher levels of emotional exhaustion. An inverse relationship resulted with higher levels of emotive effort, indicating lower levels of depersonalization. No support was revealed for higher levels of emotive dissonance being indicative of lower levels of job satisfaction; and higher level of emotive effort resulting in higher levels of job satisfaction. Implications for future research are also discussed.

• International Management Review
• Vol. 5 Nbr. 2, April 2009

• Compassionate Funeral Directors

HACKENSACK, N.J. - Indy was Deborah Horton-Vessels'loyal companion and constant joy. The border collie mix saw Horton- Vessels through a cross-country move, boyfriends, jobs and 15 years of ups and downs. So when the blind and ailing dog died recently - at 6 in the morning, in his owner's bed, in his owner's arms - Horton-Vessels was devastated. She hadn't brought herself to confront the possibility of losing Indy, much less prepare for it.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• February 13, 2011

• 48 CFR 837.7002 - List of qualified funeral directors.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 48: Federal Acquisition Regulations System

• Funeral Directors Helped in Shanksville

Shelby Ferguson was attending a national funeral directors association convention in Atlantic City on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Around 9 a.m. -- or shortly before -- he noticed several beepers going off. When the program was over at 9:15 a.m., Ferguson and his peers went out in the hallways where every TV was on. That was how they first learned of the terrorist attacks.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• September 10, 2011

• Kim Powers; Dennis Bridges; Memorial Concepts Online, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Joe Harris, in His Official Capacity as President of the Oklahoma State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors; Stephen Huston, Charles Brown, Terry Clark, Chris Craddock, Keith Stumpff, and Scott Smith, Each in Their Official Capacity as a Member of the Oklahoma State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, Defendants-Appellees. the Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence; Pacific Legal Foundation, Amici Curiae., 379 F.3d 1208 (10th Cir. 2004)

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• Federal Circuits

• Three Reasons Why Funeral Directors Love Final Expense Agents

Notes of appreciation from funeral directors are common to those who sell final expense plans; the directors truly appreciate how they serve families with pre-planning and pre-funding plans. Because of the growth potential, many quality A-rated carriers nationwide have entered this exciting market. With the "graying of America" market and the tsunami wave coming of the baby boomers, they see a huge potential for these small, low-risk "burial policies." Funeral directors appreciate final expense agents because: 1. They will get paid. 2. Families have more choices. 3. If the family has pre-funded the funeral with insurance, most funeral directors prefer final expense over pre-need insurance. The funeral director can provide more options for the family and create a truly unforgettable serv...

• Life Insurance Selling
• Vol. 84 Nbr. 3, March 2009

• Alderwoods Funeral Directors, Drivers Ratify Three-Year Contract

CHICAGO, July 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamsters Local 727-represented Alderwoods funeral directors, embalmers and livery drivers voted overwhelmingly to ratify a three-year contract late Tuesday night. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100127/IBTLOGO)

• U.S. Newswire
• July 13, 2011

• Southside Funeral Directors Association Hosts Mountain of Food Gospel Explosion

PETERSBURG - The Southside Funeral Directors Association hosted its second annual Mountain of Food Gospel Explosion on Friday evening, Nov. 18, at Wings of Faith Ministries, located on County Drive, where the pastor and founder is the Rev. Dr. Antonio A. Tucker. Organizers say this year's event was truly a success and a blessed service.

• Progress - Index, The; Petersburg, Va.
• December 10, 2011

• Crosby-Edwards v. Ohio Bd. of Embalmers & Funeral Directors, (Ohio 2008)

Funeral home owner, who was not licensed by the Board, did not have standing to appeal revocation of funeral home's license.

• Ohio Supreme Court

• Funeral Directors Flocking to Facebook.

Survey Shows Social Networking Surge In Past 18 Months Amongst Funeral Businesses NEW YORK -- It may be one of the oldest professions in the world, ...

• Business Wire
• July 11, 2011