THACKER CASKETS, INC. WELCOMES TWO NEW SALES REPRESENTATIVES

C. J. Thacker, President, Thacker Caskets, Inc. is pleased to announce that 2 new sales representatives have been added to the growing Thacker Sales Team. Mr. Thacker is especially proud to note that both new sales people were hired from within the company. "Both Dennis Christian and Larry Jones have worked at Thacker Caskets, Inc. on the Distribution side of our business for a number of years. They have a deep understanding of Funeral Service and the needs of our Funeral Director customers", noted President Thacker.

DENNIS CHRISTIAN – Dennis has been active in the Funeral profession since 1963. He is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, and a 1966 graduate of the John A. Gupton School of Mortuary Science. Dennis joined Spencer Casket Company in 1978, and he became part of the "Thacker Family" in 1995 when Thacker Caskets, Inc. acquired Spencer Casket. Before accepting the new sales position, Dennis managed the Thacker Customer Service Center in Richmond, VA. Dennis is a 32nd degree Mason, and a member of the Loyal Order of Moose. In his spare time, Dennis enjoys fishing, hunting, river activities, and just meeting people.

LARRY JONES – Like Dennis, Larry also managed a Customer Service Center for Thacker Caskets, Inc. Larry joined Thacker in 1996 and managed the distribution of caskets to our loyal customers in New Jersey, and in the Metropolitan New York City market from our Distribution Center in Hackensack, NJ. As such, Larry possesses a hands-on knowledge of the industry, the Metropolitan market, and he enjoys a broad base of customer relationships. Larry has been married to his wife Kathleen since 1995. They have 2 daughters. Larry attended the University of Delaware. When he’s not working or coaching his daughter’s sports teams, Larry plays golf and enjoys rooting for the New York Giants. Larry joins Senior Thacker sales representative, Bob Cullen, in providing attentive sales and merchandising support to our valued customers in New York & New Jersey.

Mike Beardsley, Thacker Vice President of Sales & Marketing, pointed out that the addition of Larry and Dennis to the Thacker sales team is part of the ongoing expansion of the Thacker Sales Force. "In spite of the economic downturn and rising cremation, Thacker Caskets, Inc. continues to grow its volume and expand its service radius. This is due to the hard work of the Thacker office, sales, and factory associates, and to the runaway success of the new Thacker "Value Line" of caskets. The "Value Line" offers a selection of caskets with high eye appeal at very competitive prices…so appropriate for today’s economically challenged families and the Funeral Directors who serve them", says Beardsley.

Thacker Caskets, Inc. was founded in 1939 and is the Funeral Director’s "Family-owned, Made in USA" casket alternative. For more information about Thacker Caskets, Inc, and the new Thacker "Value Line" of high eye appeal caskets at unbeatable prices please contact the Thacker Customer Service Office in Clinton, Maryland at 1-800-637-8891.