NFDA New President Down on Wal-Mart selling Caskets

The NFDA new president seems to have thrown cold water on Wal-Mart selling Caskets-this is according to an AP report last week. Just after being elected President of the National Funeral Directors Association, Pat Lynch made this statement about Wal-Mart selling Caskets.

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Snippet from the Associated Press AP:

Wal-Mart’s prices for caskets don’t differ greatly from those offered at funeral homes, most of which range from $500 to $5,000, Lynch said. He declined to give an average price, saying a casket selection is a personal one.

He said Wal-Mart can’t offer one thing funeral directors do have: the ability to comfort someone during a trying time.

“There’s no question in my mind as a funeral director for nearly 40 years that the most critical element is the human contact,” he said

via abcnews.go.com