Karen Zinn's heart2soul.com has a new article on the pitfalls lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people face when planning funerals for their partners. LGBT folks take note! If your state doesn't have same sex marriage you're likely to run into legal hurdles involving who has the right to make decisions about the disposition of the body. Having a healthcare power of attorney is not enough. 

Check out the article, and also our list of Designated Agent For Body Disposition laws by state. 

Pennsylvania funeral director Michael Neal has come up with a website that looks like an actual first—forgottenashes.com  He's listed unclaimed cremated remains at his funeral home in hopes relatives will come forward. Funeral directors can list their unclaimed cremated remains on the site, too. 

Tune in online at 6 p.m Eastern/3 p.m. Pacific on Wednesday, June 12, 2013,  to a Good Goodbye radio for a live show with Josh Slocum, executive director of Funeral Consumers Alliance. Hosted by Gail Rubin, A Good Goodbye Radio will be taking live calls at 866-404-6519.

PR Newswire
Service Corporation International
Houston TX
May 29, 2013

Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI) announced today the signing of a definitive agreement with Stewart Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: STEI) to acquire all of Stewart's outstanding shares of Class A and Class B common stock for $13.25 per share in cash.  The acquisition, which has been approved by the Board of Directors of both companies, has an enterprise value of $1.4 billion.

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