Tag Archives: Funeral Business

METRO | Lamar W. Hankins : Funeral Service commissioners thumb noses at Texas families

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

As far as I can tell the four public representatives were chosen not for their interest in supporting consumer protection, but because of their political connections to Governor Rick Perry. By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | September … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Selling Cremation Door-to-Door

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Neptune Society mailer. Image from Boing Boing. Consumer beware!Selling cremation door-to-door I was treated to a sales pitch full of misleading or outright false claims, all to get me to pay more than double the cost for a simple cremation … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : A Texas Funeral and the Failure of Regulation

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

A “Heritage of Service”: Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in Odessa, Texas. Image from website.A Texas funeral:A case study in the failure of regulation By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | May 16, 2012 [Regular Rag Blog contributor Lamar … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Funeral Costs Need not Require Charity

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Making an informed decision:Paying for a funeral need not require charity Many families succumb to grief, social pressures, and salesmanship by a funeral director and spend much more on the funeral than they can afford. By Lamar W. Hankins / … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Austin-Area Funeral Homes Mislead the Public

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Illustration from Third Eye Blind.‘Compassionate care’:Austin’s Charles Walden andSCI funeral chain mislead public By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / May 31, 2011 SAN MARCOS, Texas — Austin funeral service icon Charles Walden lent his name to a … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : A Grave Injustice in Groves, Texas

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Graveside greed: Service Corporation International’s Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, TexasGrave injustice:The rapacious ways ofService Corporation International By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / May 4, 2011 For the second time since 2000, I have encountered the unrelenting … Continue reading →

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