Southern Funeral Chapel

At 15, I was singing and playing piano at funerals in my community, so the funeral experience always felt very natural to me,” said the 47-year-old Jackson resident. Though she graduated from nearby Liberty University with a degree in multidisciplinary science, her comfort with death and ability to help others through the grief process never subsided. “You have to have a calling for that type of work,” she acknowledged,” and I have an affinity for it.” More: Motorcycle next to casket? Ryan funeral home adapts More: Millennials are adopting more rescue pets. That's good news for NJ shelters Moving to New Jersey in 2009 to join physician spouse Sharon, Steinman followed her calling, attending mortuary school in Trenton, securing a master’s degree in education from Monmouth University, and working at O’Brien Funeral Home in Wall to ...