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Service Corporation International is an American provider of funeral goods and services as well as cemetery property and services. It is headquartered in Neartown, Houston, Texas, and operates secondary corporate offices in Jefferson, Louisiana (near New Orleans). [5] [6] SCI operates more than 1500 funeral homes and 400 cemeteries. [1]
A funeral director in the UK will usually take on most of the administrative duties and arrangement of the funeral service, including flower arrangements, meeting with family members, and overseeing the funeral and burial service. Embalming or cremation of the body requires further training. [14]
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In December 2021, Deborah Smith, of the National Association of Funeral Directors confirmed to the Church Times that the numbers of horse-drawn funerals had increased during Covid. [12] Families are looking for something more personalised. On 2 January 2022, the NAFD commented on aquamation, [13] the funeral choice of Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
The National Museum of Funeral History is a museum in Houston, Texas, that contains a collection of artifacts and relics that aim to "educate the public and preserve the heritage of death care." The 35,000-square-foot museum opened in 1992.
Leverton & Sons were appointed funeral directors to the Royal Household in 1991. [7] Clive Leverton notes that there was no formal written contract and that "it was just a handshake really". [12] One of the conditions that the Royal Household placed on the firm was that the appointment should not affect their service to existing customers.
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The Funeral Rule, enacted by the Federal Trade Commission on April 30, 1984, and amended effective 1994, is a U.S. federal regulation designed to protect consumers by requiring that they receive adequate information concerning the goods and services they may purchase from a funeral provider.