1. Mortuary Careers

2. Funeral Director aka Mortician Embalmer
Mortuary Careers
Funeral Director aka Mortician
Embalmer

3. Funeral Director AKA Undertakers and Morticians
Meet with family members
Arrange funerals, wakes, transportation, obituaries
Often licensed embalmers

4. Education, ETC 2-4 year Mortuary Science Degree
Associate Degree in Mortuary Science
Few colleges have Bachelor’s Degree
All states require a License
Many states require Continuing Education Units to maintain licensure
$30,000-$93,000

6. Embalmers Prepare the body for burial
Wash, dry, dress
Courses in hair, make-up
May take courses in reconstruction
Work in funeral homes, morgues, hospitals
Work under the direction of a funeral director

7. Education, Etc. 2-4 year Mortuary science
1-3 year apprenticeship- may be done while in mortuary school
Average salary $38,000

9. Obituaries An obituary is a notice of a person’s death..
Customary information includes:
 Full legal name of the deceased (nickname may be included in parenthesis)

10. Obituaries Customary information includes:
.Date of birth, date of death, and age at death
City or town of residence

11. Obituaries NEVER INCLUDE THE ACTUAL ADDRESS OF DECEASED
To avoid having the residence robbed while the family is attending the calling hours and funeral, specific information about the residence of the deceased and relatives should never be published.

12. Obit Relative list including:
Predeceased list (relatives who have died)
Survived by list (relatives that are still alive)
Parents
Sons
Daughters
Grandchildren
Great Grandchildren
Sisters
Brothers
Pets

13. Obit Work history Place and time of the funeral and any calling hours
Place of burial
Optional information could include:
Special interests such as hobbies
Associations (such as membership in local or national organizations.
Special Affiliations (such as volunteer work for the A.S.P.C.A., etc.)
Military service
For what special achievement would the person want to be remembered?
Did the person have a special pet? What was the pet’s name?
How to make memorial contributions
A photograph

20. Obituary Cherry D. Harris Obituary Guest Book
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WILLIAMSTON | On Tuesday, January 17, 2017, Cherry D. Harris of The Vintage Inn in Williamston, formerly of New Bern, entered heaven after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late Doris and Dennis Gaskins. She was preceded in death by Clifford, her loving husband of fifty years, her brother, Jack McManus, and her faithful companion, Summer. She is survived by her daughters Kim Harris of Winterville and Cheryl Harris of Winterville. She has three sisters, Sandra Connors of New Bern, Margaret Jones (David) of New Bern and Doris DeMunck (Glenn) of New Bern. She has two granddaughters, Maria Nagle (Chris) of North Chesterfield, VA and Gina Arket (Paola) of Schenedctady, NY. She has one great-grandson, Frederic Nagle. She also has several cousins, nieces and nephews. Cherry attended Craven Community College for Cosmetology and worked as a hairstylist for many years at Zelma's House of Beauty. She was also a loving wife, mother and homemaker. Later, she took a job managing Kid's Korner, a daycare center, until her retirement. She was a member of Croatan Presbyterian Church and the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Cherry was a very strong and kind woman. She loved animals and would care for any stray that would wander into her yard. She had a gift for decorating and loved to shop. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday, January 28 at Pollock-Best Funeral Home with committal service at The Lakeside Chapel at Greenleaf Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.  In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the Humane Society of Eastern Carolina or the Alzheimer's Association. Online condolences may be directed to 
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Pollock-Best Funerals and Cremations 2015 Neuse Boulevard New Bern, NC 28560 (252)
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