funeral home
noun
: an establishment with facilities for the preparation of the dead for burial or cremation, for the viewing of the body, and for funerals
called also funeral parlor
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The corpse abuse revelations spurred changes to Colorado’s lax funeral home regulations.
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Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Current Oklahoma law requires anyone selling caskets to be a licensed funeral director operating out of a funeral home.
—Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 6 Feb. 2026
Jon Hallford, a southern Colorado funeral home owner who stashed nearly 200 decomposing bodies and gave families fake ashes, was sentenced on state charges on Friday.
—Maria Braganini, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston Florence left Mairmont, South Carolina, and her family's funeral home to get away from her reputation as a modern-day Wednesday Adams.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
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Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Current Oklahoma law requires anyone selling caskets to be a licensed funeral director operating out of a funeral home.
—Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 6 Feb. 2026
Jon Hallford, a southern Colorado funeral home owner who stashed nearly 200 decomposing bodies and gave families fake ashes, was sentenced on state charges on Friday.
—Maria Braganini, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston Florence left Mairmont, South Carolina, and her family's funeral home to get away from her reputation as a modern-day Wednesday Adams.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Funeral home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funeral%20home. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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