by Jim Hinckley | Jun 10, 2018 | az funeral home, Uncategorized
Death may be an integral part of life but aside from sex, it may be one of the most difficult subjects to discuss with family. Aside from considerations pertaining to costs, religious restrictions or ceremonies, military or lodge affiliation, and the predetermined...
by Jim Hinckley | May 25, 2018 | az funeral home, Uncategorized
Funerals, at least in the United States, in Europe, and in most societies influenced by traditional western philosophies of Christianity or Judaism have a certain commonality. Mourners dress in black and sit through a somber ceremony accented with prayer in a church,...
by Jim Hinckley | May 10, 2018 | az funeral home, Uncategorized
Technology has transformed society rather dramatically over the course of the past 120 years, and yet the cemetery has changed little in the last 1,000 years. However, if we look toward the not so distant future it is easy to imagine that technology will render the...
by Jim Hinckley | Apr 20, 2018 | az funeral home, Uncategorized
Ancient Egyptians did not invent mummification. Nor were they the only society to practice mummification as a funeral ritual. However, they may have been the only society to make it an art form and they were surely the only people to be so prolific in its use. How...
by Jim Hinckley | Apr 5, 2018 | az funeral home, Uncategorized
The allure of cemeteries as a tangible link to history is international in nature. Countless Hollywood epics such Lara Croft Tomb Raider and Raiders of the Lost Ark have capitalized on that fascination that is often rooted in childhood stories about the discovery of...
by Jim Hinckley | Mar 25, 2018 | az funeral home, Uncategorized
There is an old adage that the rich and poor put their pants on the same way, one leg at a time. It has also been said that death is the great equalizer. As true as these statements may be, when it comes to funerals the rich and famous often find ways to take their...
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