Casket Craze, I.From a wire-service article, datelined Knoxville, Tennessee “Knoxville” redirects here. For other uses, see Knoxville (disambiguation). Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the state of Tennessee, behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox CountyGR6. , on Collegiate col·le·giate adj. 1. Of, relating to, or held to resemble a college. 2. Of, for, or typical of college students. 3. Of or relating to a collegiate church. Memorials, a Macon, Georgia, company that sells caskets adorned a·dorn tr.v. a·dorned, a·dorn·ing, a·dorns 1. To lend beauty to: "the pale mimosas that adorned the favorite promenade" Ronald Firbank. 2. with the colors and logos of forty colleges: "In the six months since it began marketing funeral merchandise, company president Scott Walston said the Cornhusker corn·husk·ing n. 1. The husking of corn. 2. A social gathering for husking corn. Also called husking bee. corn and Vol casket models are the top sellers. Tennessee is known for its enthusiastic--and spend-friendly--fans. Walston said the caskets cost from $2,800 to $3,200.... Bronze memorials emblazoned with a school name or logo sell for $2,200.... `Right now, this is probably a breath of fresh air for the funeral industry,' Walston said." |
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