Paul Andrew Miller was born in north central Wyoming on Sept. 30, 1988. He was adopted by John and Teresa Miller and embraced by the town of Cokeville, Wyoming, where they lived. When he was almost …
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The numbers of cases and deaths related to COVID-19 have dominated most media headlines this year. And funeral homes in Wyoming are included in that story.
The Schrader, Aragon & Jacoby funeral home in Cheyenne, Wy., has seen an increase in the number of services requested in the past six to eight weeks, related to the uptick of COVID-19 numbers. The Valley Mortuary funeral home in Jackson has also seen cremations rise. Both businesses have had to adjust their services due to the pandemic, but COVID-19 has certainly changed major aspects of it.
Jeffrey Jacoby, owner of Schrader, Aragan & Jacoby funeral home said, they ve learned to deal with the sporadic nature COVID-19 brings in regards to arranging services and helping families move forward. One of the ways we ve done that is through live streaming our funeral and memorial services, said Jacoby. [.] That s been very helpful, because it s given families an opportunity to gather, sometimes remotely, but still gather toge