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In our blog, we share resources and information that families in our community can use to cope with their loss or better understand their grief. We also write about ways we have been involved in the community. Check out our latest posts below.

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Notify these organizations when a death occurs…

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Lifesong Funerals | Leave a comment
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Social Security Administration by calling 1-800-772-1213. Your funeral home will make the initial contact with SSA. When the death certificate is entered, the SSN has to pass. A surviving spouse or dependent child is entitled to a $255 death benefit. Banks. Accounts may be held jointly but you still need to notify each institution and […]

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Facebook and Obituaries Meet!

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Lifesong Funerals | Leave a comment
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An obituary by definition is a news article that reports the recent death of a person, typically along with an account of the person’s life and information about the upcoming funeral. In the past, obituaries cost a family nothing as it was (and remains to be) the most read section in the newspaper. So if […]

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Pets Welcome at Lifesong

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Lifesong Funerals | Leave a comment
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Over the past few months we’ve had five families ask us if it’s okay to bring their pets to the funeral home. Their concern for their pet’s well being has recently touched our hearts. Our answer is always yes. Please make sure your pet companion is potty trained. But other than that we think it’s […]

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Does Death Eternally Separate or Unite Us?

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Lifesong Funerals | Leave a comment
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I remember it like it was yesterday. I had taken a nap in the middle of the day and woke up to discover two voicemails. One from my father- the other from the town Undertaker in Carrollton, Kentucky. Carrollton is my place of birth and where my grandparents resided. Neither my Dad or the Funeral […]

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