Home Funeral Resources
ORGANIZATIONS
Funeral Consumers Alliance of Greater Kansas City, MO: (816) 561-6322 www.funeralskc.org
National Home Funeral Alliance: www.homefuneralalliance.org
Funeral Consumers Alliance: www.funerals.org
Funeral Ethics Organization: www.funeralethics.org
Green Burial Council: www.greenburialcouncil.org
DIRECTORIES
Home Funeral Directory: www.homefuneraldirectory.com
National Home Funeral Alliance: www.homefuneralalliance.org
Natural End Map of Natural end-of-life service providers: www.naturalend.com
MISSOURI & REGIONAL RESOURCES
Bureau of Vital Records – Jefferson City, MO (573) 522-1716 www.health.mo.gov/data/vitalrecords/
Missouri State Gov Page – Search Statutes www.moga.mo.gov/ Then select Statutes & Search – Note: All current statutes direct hyperlinks available on LEGAL page of our site.
Douglas County Records Office (417) 683-4714
Douglas County Coroner/Medical Examiner – Rick Miller (417) 543-0208
ADVANCED DIRECTIVES
Five Wishes: www.agingwithdignity.org
Caring Connections Advanced Directives by State: www.caringinfo.org
ARTICLES
“A Movement to Bring Grief Back Home” The Washington Post June 5, 2005 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/04/AR2005060401667.html
“The Surprising Satisfactions of a Home Funeral,” by Max Alexander, Smithsonian magazine, March 2009
“In Home Funerals, Families Care For Their Dead,” NPR’s Talk of the Nation, April 30, 2009
“Home Burials Offer an Intimate Alternative,” New York Times, July 21, 2009
Scattering Cremains by Air: www.ajourneywithwings.com
LA Times – End of Life Issues:
http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-end-of-life-costs25-2010jan25,0,6316828.story
MOVIES
A Family Undertaking. A POV Film aired on PBS: http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2004/afamilyundertaking/index.html The web site hosts additional information and a study guide. The film is available for sale, or can be obtained from Netflix.
This information is Only offered as an Educational Resource. Please Always Verify Statutes at the State and Local Level yearly.