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The term mortician is derived from the Latin word mort-('death') with the ending -ician.In 1895, the trade magazine The Embalmers' Monthly put out a call for a new name for the profession in the US to distance itself from the title undertaker, a term that was then perceived to have been tarnished by its association with death.
The Tri-State Crematory scandal was a scandal at a crematorium in the Noble community in northwest Georgia that came to national attention in 2002. It was discovered that nearly three hundred and forty bodies that had been consigned to the crematory for proper disposition had not been cremated , but instead dumped at several locations in and ...
Service book or Service Book may refer to: Liturgical book, giving the text of a religious service; Seaman Service Book, a continuous record of a seaman's service. Service book (motor vehicle), recording service history of the vehicle
During the deadliest days of the coronavirus outbreak in New York City, the bodies piled up at a Brooklyn funeral home — and the stench that came with it — at an alarming rate. Passersby ...
Funeral directing occurred in ancient times. Most famous are the Egyptians who embalmed their dead. In the United States, funeral directing was not generally in high esteem before the 20th century, especially in comparison to physicians, [1] but because many funeral directors study embalming as part of mortuary science programs, they can be classified as a part of the medical field.
Since morticians started showing glimpses of their jobs online during the pandemic, there’s been a huge spike in interest in the career: In 2021, nationwide new student enrollment in accredited ...
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Jimmy Carter’s grandson, Jason Carter, speaks during the national funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.