Pub. 3 2024 Issue 1

I attended the Montana Funeral Directors Convention in Miles City last June, where I received the 60-year plaque as a licensed mortician, #262. I was deeply honored and was surprised with the video about my career.

In spite of concerns about inflation in the United States — and skyrocketing costs for goods and services — according to the National Funeral Directors Association’s (NFDA) “2023 Member General Price List” Study, funeral costs have not risen as fast as the rate of inflation.

Randy Layne Moore Randy Layne Moore, 72, of Beavercreek, Ohio, passed away at home on Jan. 8, 2024. Randy was born to Karl Thredgold Moore and Shirley Bjerke Hardman in Ogden, Utah, on April 18, 1951. He attended Ben Lomond High School and Weber State University. He married Emma Delores Spencer on August 10, 1973,

We often use the word “legacy” to describe the incredible gift of sight a person who becomes a cornea donor leaves to a grateful recipient. Through the act of cornea donation, the gift of sight is given to a perfect stranger by a donor and that impacts the recipient(s) and their community’s lives in ways the donor will never know.

End-of-life planning provides surviving family members with peace of mind following their veteran’s death. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has launched a new website with a focus on funeral and burial benefits.

I am what they have termed a “non-traditional student” due to the fact I took the long road to complete my education. I set off to college after my senior year of high school, as I was taught is the natural next step.

I hope everyone is doing well. We have been extremely busy since the beginning of the year, and there are no signs of a let-up.

Tyson Moore Tyson Moore is a licensed funeral director and general manager at Garden City Funeral Home and Crematory. He also oversees the day-to-day operations of five Western Montana firms. Tyson has been serving the Missoula community for over 10 years. Before moving to Montana, he lived in Colorado, where he and his family owned

Tyson MoorePresidentGarden City Funeral Home, Missoulatyson@agelessinc.comOffice: (406) 543-4190Cell: (406) 317-3874 Steve KirkegardVice PresidentCloyd Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Lewistownskirkegard@yahoo.comOffice: (406) 538-8711 Bri Mulvaney TreasurerAxelson Funeral & Cremation Services, Buttebri@axelsonfuneralhome.comOffice: (406) 494-4264 Rick WalterSecretarySchnider Funeral Home, Great Fallsrick@schniderfuneralhome.comOffice: (406) 727-1368   Chris HoltNFDA State Association RepresentativeAnderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home, Helena chris@aswfuneralhome.comOffice: (406) 442-8520 Matt CoonSouthcentral