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A 6-part series explores how we say our final goodbyes. From more cremation to funeral costs and changing traditions, America is rethinking final farewells. WWJ's Tim Pamplin reports on 'The Cost of Saying Goodbye."
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00:00This is WWJ reporter Tim Pamplin with another Voices from the Series.
00:04This is Southfield Funeral Director Stephen Kemp.
00:06He's featured in our upcoming series, The Cost of Saying Goodbye.
00:09If they never went to church their whole life, why would you want to have a religious ceremony if they'd
00:13ever been to church?
00:14I mean, I remember one time I had a funeral in a bar.
00:18And they had this coat on the back of the chair and his cremaine sitting on the bar with his
00:22two favorite drinks sitting there.
00:23And his buddies came in. It was the most wonderful celebration of life.
00:28Everybody was sad, but we laughed too.
00:32And I thought that was, to me, more meaningful.
00:35And that's how our business has evolved.
00:38My job is to plan what you want, is listening.
00:41Catch The Cost of Saying Goodbye starting Monday on WWJ 950 on the AM dial and online at www.newsradio
00:48.com.
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