1. Update of Product Information Funeral Merchandise

2. Funeral Merchandise • Burial Caskets • Cremation Caskets • Outer Burial Containers • Urns • Cemetery Merchandise • Other Merchandise

3. Burial Caskets • Casket vs. Coffin Values of Caskets will be determined by: • Materials • Production method • Features

4. Materials • Three types of materials used in casket construction. • 1. metals • 2. woods • 3. Polymers and Fiberglass

5. Metals • Two types of metals • 1. Ferrous • Steels • Stainless steels • 2. Non-ferrous • Coppers • Bronzes

6. Steels • Steels are sold in gauges • 20 gauge • 18 gauge • 16 gauge The lower the gauge the thicker the metal

7. Stainless Steels • an alloy of steel, carbon and chromium • Come in two types • 300 Series • 400 Series

8. Copper & Bronze • Copper and Bronze are sold in 32 oz and 48 oz’s per sq ft.

9. Stainless Steel 300 Stainless Steel 400 16 gauge steel 18 gauge steel 20 gauge steel 48 oz Bronze 32 oz Bronze 48 oz Copper 32 oz Copper According to material value

10. Wood Caskets • Three different types Solid hardwood Wood laminates Wood by products

11. Solid Hardwood casketsby values

12. Laminates • Wood veneers • Artificial laminates

13. Wood by products

14. Polymers • Fiberglass • Plastics • Mostly associated with infant caskets

15. Casket production methods • Although the overall appearances of the caskets may seem like they are all alike. There are subtle variations which contribute to the casket’s aesthetics and price. • Cap opening • Body style

16. Cap Openings • There is no difference in price Half Couch Full Couch

17. Corners Elliptic Octagon Square Round Body panels Vertical Flaring Urnside Body styles

23. Features of caskets will increase value • They include • Interiors – the style and interior lining • Finishes- the style of finished applied • Hardware- the handles and corners applied to the casket

24. Finishes

25. Hardware

26. Interiors • Gaskets vs. non-gasket • Type of material used • style

27. Cremation Caskets • An environmentally safe casket which is designed for encasing dead human remains for cremation. Burial caskets Cremation casket Rental casket

28. Burial Casket

29. Cremation Casket

30. Rental Casket

31. Alternative container • An unfinished wood box or other non-metal receptacle without a fix interior lining or ornamentation.

32. Outer Burial Containers • Is a general term referring to any container which is designed for placement in the grave around the casket, including but not limited to, containers commonly known as burial vaults, grave boxes and grave liners. • Not all outer burial containers are created equally.

33. Vaults • An outer burial container which offers protection from the earth load as well as inhibiting the intrusion of outside graveside elements such as soil and water. There are two different types. Air seal Top seal

34. Air Seal Vault

35. Top Seal Vaults

36. Grave Boxes or Liners • Designed to support the earth load

37. Outer Burial Containers • Cemeteries might require the use of a outer burial container for interment.

38. Urns • After the cremation process is completed some type of container is necessary to hold the cremated remains. • No standard size, but acceptable volume would be over 200 cubic inches • Adult • Companion ( two or more ) • Keepsake - infant

39. Urns • Metal ( bronze, pewter and steel ) • Woods ( all species ) • Marble • Ceramics • Plastics/polymer resins • Other material

40. Urns • Many urns are designed to facilitate what the families want to do with the cremated remains • Scattering • Burial • Entombment • Jewelry

41. Acrylic urn

42. Keepsake

43. Scattering urn

44. Double capacity

45. Cemetery Merchandise • This section will mostly cover the most common items such as: • Markers, monuments and memorials • Mausoleum and Columbarium • Property or grave space

46. Markers • Are classified into 6 different types • Flush or grass • Bevel top • Slant • Bench • Upright • Specialty

47. Materials • Granite • Bronze • Marble • Slate

48. Marker types

49. Mausoleum • A building containing crypts or vaults • Crypts or chamber

50. Private