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Tennesseans for Funeral Reform Launches Campaign to Bring Discounts to Consumers

Business Wire
Feb 20, 2012

NASHVILLE, Tenn.– The sudden or unexpected death of a loved one…it is one of the toughest times for a family. And many have not prepared by purchasing a pre-paid funeral plan.

One way to encourage that is by offering a discount as an incentive for folks to plan ahead, says Fred Berry, a fourth-generation Knoxville funeral home director and the spokesman for a new group called Tennesseans for Funeral Reform.

“Unfortunately,” says Berry, “discounts on pre-paid funerals arrangements are illegal in Tennessee. In fact, Tennessee is the only state in the entire country that prohibits such incentives.”

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