Mariah Neal
Linton,IN
Summary
Compassionate Funeral Director dedicated to helping families celebrate lives of loved ones and find closure through high-quality and individualized funeral services. Areas of specialty include bereavement counseling and arranging funeral details.
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Funeral Director
Welch & Cornett Funeral Home
Linton, Indiana
12.2020 - Current
- Performed administrative duties such as answering phones, filing paperwork and completing forms.
- Organized funeral services and memorials, including arranging for clergy, pallbearers, flowers, music and other necessary items.
- Maintained records of all contracts, payments and services provided.
- Led and directed funeral and graveside services.
- Participated in continuing education courses to maintain licensure requirements.
- Supervised staff on duty during viewings, funerals or memorial services.
- Coordinated arrangements with cemeteries or crematories for interment or cremation of remains.
- Scheduled funeral services, coordinated burials and arranged cremations.
- Arranged for clergy members to perform funeral services.
- Managed ordering and inventorying of caskets, urns and other related merchandise.
- Met with client families to discuss service options and pricing plans.
- Consulted with families of deceased to make funeral arrangements.
- Provided support to colleagues during times of high volume activity.
- Completed and filed all necessary legal documentation quickly and accurately.
- Arranged funerals consistent with each family's heritage and religious beliefs.
- Assisted in pre-arranging funerals with clients.
- Removed deceased from place of death and transported to funeral home.
- Conducted postmortem care such as embalming and dressing the deceased for viewing or burial.
- Arranged transportation of body from place of death to funeral home.
- Ensured compliance with state regulations governing funeral homes.
- Prepared obituaries for publication in local newspapers.
- Prepared legal documents such as death certificates and permits for burial or cremation.
- Created meaningful tribute videos featuring photographs and audio recordings of the deceased.
- Prepared death certificates and drafted obituaries.
- Offered counseling and comfort to bereaved family members and friends.
- Addressed all client questions and requests for information relating to funeral services and pricing.
- Conducted pre-need consultations to educate clients on available funeral plans.
- Served as a liaison between family members and vendors at visitation events.
- Oversaw filing of legal documents.
- Facilitated final disposition planning by providing resources about cemetery plots or mausoleum spaces.
- Advised families on applicable laws regarding disposition of human remains.
- Completed legal documentation and signed death certificates.
- Offered counsel, comfort and support to loved ones during difficult times.
- Obtained doctors' signatures on death certificate to complete insurance claim forms.
- Obtained information to complete death certificates or burial permits.
Funeral Director
Cox Funeral Home
Jasonville, IN
01.2018 - 12.2020
- Performed administrative duties such as answering phones, filing paperwork and completing forms.
- Organized funeral services and memorials, including arranging for clergy, pallbearers, flowers, music and other necessary items.
- Maintained records of all contracts, payments and services provided.
- Led and directed funeral and graveside services.
- Participated in continuing education courses to maintain licensure requirements.
- Supervised staff on duty during viewings, funerals or memorial services.
- Coordinated arrangements with cemeteries or crematories for interment or cremation of remains.
- Scheduled funeral services, coordinated burials and arranged cremations.
- Arranged for clergy members to perform funeral services.
- Managed ordering and inventorying of caskets, urns and other related merchandise.
- Met with client families to discuss service options and pricing plans.
- Consulted with families of deceased to make funeral arrangements.
- Provided support to colleagues during times of high volume activity.
- Completed and filed all necessary legal documentation quickly and accurately.
- Arranged funerals consistent with each family's heritage and religious beliefs.
- Assisted in pre-arranging funerals with clients.
- Removed deceased from place of death and transported to funeral home.
- Conducted postmortem care such as embalming and dressing the deceased for viewing or burial.
- Arranged transportation of body from place of death to funeral home.
- Ensured compliance with state regulations governing funeral homes.
- Prepared obituaries for publication in local newspapers.
- Prepared legal documents such as death certificates and permits for burial or cremation.
- Created meaningful tribute videos featuring photographs and audio recordings of the deceased.
- Prepared death certificates and drafted obituaries.
- Addressed all client questions and requests for information relating to funeral services and pricing.
- Oversaw filing of legal documents.
- Provided bereavement counseling to families and friends of the deceased.
- Facilitated final disposition planning by providing resources about cemetery plots or mausoleum spaces.
- Completed legal documentation and signed death certificates.
- Offered counsel, comfort and support to loved ones during difficult times.
- Obtained doctors' signatures on death certificate to complete insurance claim forms.
Funeral Director
Welch & Cornett Funeral Home
Linton, IN
06.2010 - 12.2018
- Performed administrative duties such as answering phones, filing paperwork and completing forms.
- Organized funeral services and memorials, including arranging for clergy, pallbearers, flowers, music and other necessary items.
- Maintained records of all contracts, payments and services provided.
- Led and directed funeral and graveside services.
- Participated in continuing education courses to maintain licensure requirements.
- Supervised staff on duty during viewings, funerals or memorial services.
- Coordinated arrangements with cemeteries or crematories for interment or cremation of remains.
- Scheduled funeral services, coordinated burials and arranged cremations.
- Arranged for clergy members to perform funeral services.
- Managed ordering and inventorying of caskets, urns and other related merchandise.
- Met with client families to discuss service options and pricing plans.
- Consulted with families of deceased to make funeral arrangements.
- Completed and filed all necessary legal documentation quickly and accurately.
- Arranged funerals consistent with each family's heritage and religious beliefs.
- Assisted in pre-arranging funerals with clients.
- Removed deceased from place of death and transported to funeral home.
- Conducted postmortem care such as embalming and dressing the deceased for viewing or burial.
- Ensured compliance with state regulations governing funeral homes.
- Prepared obituaries for publication in local newspapers.
- Prepared legal documents such as death certificates and permits for burial or cremation.
- Created meaningful tribute videos featuring photographs and audio recordings of the deceased.
- Prepared death certificates and drafted obituaries.
- Addressed all client questions and requests for information relating to funeral services and pricing.
- Oversaw filing of legal documents.
- Facilitated final disposition planning by providing resources about cemetery plots or mausoleum spaces.
- Completed legal documentation and signed death certificates.
- Offered counsel, comfort and support to loved ones during difficult times.
Education
Associate of Science - Mortuary Science And Embalming
Vincennes University
Vincennes, IN12-2013
High School Diploma -
Linton-Stockton High School
Linton, IN05-2010
Skills
- Embalming techniques
- Obituary writing
- Family Counseling
- Staff Scheduling
- Sales
- Compassionate communication
- MS Word, Excel, and Outlook
- OSHA Regulations
- Regulatory Compliance
- Licensed Embalmer in Indiana
Timeline
Funeral Director
Welch & Cornett Funeral Home
12.2020 - Current
Funeral Director
Cox Funeral Home
01.2018 - 12.2020
Funeral Director
Welch & Cornett Funeral Home
06.2010 - 12.2018
Associate of Science - Mortuary Science And Embalming
Vincennes University
High School Diploma -
Linton-Stockton High School
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