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Ken Moore, Senior Vice President - Sales & Marketing
kmoore@wilbert.com
913.345.2120
Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc.
10965 Granada Lane - Suite 300
Overland Park, KS 66211-1412

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Archived Articles & News Releases

• Alleghany Increases Ownership in Wilbert Funeral Services
• Wilbert Simplifies Burial Vault Presentations for Social Distancing
• 61 Wilbert Licensees Earn Ultimate Service Provider for 2019
• Wilbert Enters Agreement to Acquire Norwalk-Wilbert Vault
• What's Ahead for 2020
• Wilbert Acquires Astral Industries, Inc.
• simpliFi Program Streamlines Burial Vault Presentations
• Hope Iglehart Named President of Gupton-Jones College
• Pierce Adds Body Lift to Its Prep Room Product Line
• Pierce Sales Reps Earn Special Achievement Awards
• It's Time to Get Engaged! (Southern Funeral Director)
• Wilbert Announces Intent to Acquire Astral Industries, Inc.
• Opening Up the Vault (Funeral Business Advisor)
• Providing Options to Cremation Families
• Dallas Institute Welcomes Wayne Cavender as President
• Q&A with James Shoemake, Past Dallas Institute President
• 58 Wilbert Licenses Earn Ultimate Service Provider for 2017
• 5 Questions for Aspiring Funeral Professionals (Southern Funeral Director)
• David Hicks Promoted to Pierce National Sales Manager
• You're Darned Right It's Personal (Southern Funeral Director)
• Wilbert Releases New Cremation Choices Catalog
• Wilbert Announces Agreement by Alleghany Capital to Invest in Company
• Appreciating the "Wow" Factor of Burial Vaults (ICCFA Magazine)
• Using Emergenetics in the Classromm (Funeral Business Advisor)
• Duotronic: Still Nifty at Fifty (American Funeral Director)
• Thinking Thanatology (Southern Funeral Director)
• A Special Salute: Honoring Fallen First Responders (American Funeral Director)
• Burial Vaults: The Whole is Greater than the Sum of Its Parts (Funeral Business Advisor)
• One Point...There Are Multiple Points (American Funeral Director)
• Q&A with Mitch Mitchell, President of Mid-American College of Funeral Service (American Funeral Director)
• 12 Wilbert Licensees Receive Achievement Awards
• Pierce Representatives Earn Awards for 2016
• Responding to "We Just Want a Cremation" (American Funeral Director)
• Cremation Education for Families (Funeral Business Advisor)
• Burial Vaults & Profitability (Southern Funeral Director)
• Memorialization Roundtable (American Funeral Director)
• Why Understanding Buying Behavior is Important for Funeral Services Providers (Kates Boylston Guide to Statistics)
• Creating an Atmosphere of Choice for Cremation Families (Southern Funeral Director)
• Creating a Win-Win: Enhance the Family Experience and Your Revenue (Funeral Business Advisor)
• Using Your Cremation Toolkit in a 21st Century World (Funeral Business Advisor)
• Wilbert, Pierce Colleges & Pierce Chemical Hold Con-Ed Event
• 34 Wilbert Licensees Receive Special Awards
• Commemorating First Responders Programs Honors 114 Heroes in 2015
• 10 Pierce Representatives Recognized for Sales Achievements
• Pierce Offers New Cosmetic Technology Developed by Hollywood Makeup Artist
• Ten Tips to Elevate the Value of Service (American Funeral Director)
• Vaults Roundtable 2015 (American Funeral Director)
• 55 Wilbert Licensees Earn 2015 Ultimate Service Provider
• Profitable Merchandise: Looking Closer at Burial Vaults (Funeral Business Advisor article)
• 22 Wilbert Licensees Receive Achievement Awards
• An Educator's View on Cremation & the Value of Embalming (Funeral Business Advisor article)
• A Profile on all of the Pierce Mortuary Colleges (Southern Funeral Director article)
• Education in Funeral Service (Southern Funeral Director article)
• Prep Arts: In the New Year, I Resolve to... (American Funeral Director article)
• Making Burial Vaults Personal (Southern Funeral Director article)
• Wilbert Licensees Attend Quality Control School
• Vaults Roundtable (American Funeral Director)
• 48 Wilbert Licensees Earn Ultimate Service Provider
• Knowledge Gap on Burial Vaults (Funeral Business Advisor article)
• Personalization: More Than a Buzzword (The Scope article)
• Do You Know What Burial Families Really Want? (ICCFA Magazine article)
• Lance Ray Promoted to COO of Pierce Chemical
• Q&A with Wilbert President on Wilbert & Suhor Merger (American Cemetery article)
• Wilbert Funeral Services & Suhor Industries to Merge
• 30 Wilbert Licensees Earn Achievement Awards
• Six Pierce Chemical Sales Representatives Earn Awards
• Wilbert's Pierce Chemical Group Welcomes Abby Shurtz as Texas Sales Rep
• Wilbert Showcased on The Fox Business Network^®
• Wilbert Honored to Serve 147 Fallen First Responders in 2013
• Most Exclusive Memorial Jewelry Ever Created?
• Commemorating Life with Burial Vaults (Southern Funeral Director)
• Funeral Service Education: Transferring Academics to Practical Application (Southern Funeral Director)
• Funeral Service Education: What is Taught & Why (Funeral Business Advisor)
• Embalming Roundtable (American Funeral Director)
• Fifty-three Wilbert Licensees Named Ultimate Service Providers
• 10 Tips for Handling Cremation Customers (American Cemetery)
• Memorialization: So Many Ways, So Little Awareness (Funeral Business Advisor)
• Vaults Roundtable (American Funeral Director)
• Burial Vaults vs Graveliners: Families Want the Education (Funeral Business Advisor)
• Wilbert-Pierce Congratulates John Firestone for 50 Years of Dedicated Service
• Wilbert Company Spotlight (Funeral Business Advisor)
• Wilbert's Pierce Chemical Group Welcomes Angelo Frazetta as Northeast Sales Rep
• WilbertDirect eCommerce for Cremation Products Launched
• Commemorating First Responders Program Helps 111 Fallen First Responder Families in 2012
• Wilbert Funeral Services Completes Acquisition of Pierce Companies
• Selling Vaults with Video (Southern Funeral Director article)
• Display Animation Interactive Monitor is 2012 NFDA Innovation Award Finalist
• Educating Families on Burial Vaults Just Got Easier (Mortuary Management article)
• Wilbert Commits to Customer Service, Education (American Cemetery article)
• Wilbert Introduces Interactive Display for Selection Rooms

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