Cecil M. Burton
Cecil M.
Burton Funeral Home, Shelby, NC
1. What is
your experience and business history?
My family has been in the funeral
home business since 1914. I am a third generation
funeral director and owner with over thirty years
experience and presently own my own crematory.
2. Why did
you decide to run for the Crematory Authority?
The need to be an advocate for my
fellow crematory owners and operators when issues
arise.
3. What are
the issues you face as a funeral director/crematory
operator?
Crematory operators
are increasingly exposed to liability issues with
regards to who can sign the
authorization form. With
more and more families being split or non-existent,
we need more specific instruction to protect the
crematory operator and owners.
4. With
cremation on the rise, what concerns or changes do
you see on the horizon for funeral service?
As cremation rates
rise, we will see more regulations trying to be
passed, some to our advantage and some not.
Therefore we will need to keep a close eye on
these issues.
5. Other
comments you may have that were not addressed in the
preceding questions.
A major concern that
we have is when someone is being cremated and we
have to wait for the
death
certificate to be signed, sometimes this can
take several days or longer.
Which in itself, creates problems for the family of
the deceased in the planning of services. |
