When business is about contact with the community
Mackay Funerals has advertised in the Mercurysince 1884 when it was then named Alex Grant Funerals.
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MACKAY funeral directors, or undertakers as they were traditionally known, have relied on the Daily Mercury since its inception.
That includes Mackay Funerals, which has advertised in the Mercurysince 1884 when it was then named Alex Grant Funerals, after its owner.
“All orders (are) faithfully carried out in accordance with instructions received,” Mr Grant’s 1884 advertisement read in the Mackay Mercury and South Kennedy Advertiser, forerunner to the Daily Mercury.
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Funeral director Carol Phillips, who owned Mackay Funerals from 1979-1999, said the paper was an “absolutely essential” advertising source for the region’s undertakers.
“Everyone read the Daily Mercury,” Ms Phillips said.
“It’s the first thing you'd do when you got out of bed.
“You would not have a funeral home in Mackay unless you advertised in the Daily Mercury.
“That’s how people found out who you were … (to show) we’re here for you, we care.”
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Current Mackay Funerals manager Chris Ashmore (above) said the business’s relationship with the Mercury extended beyond funerals.
“Its about contact with the community … we don't want to lose the link,” he said.
And as the transition to digital news looms, the Daily Mercury is assuring print readers that the mytributes section will continue online.
Death notices, funeral notices, obituaries honouring loved ones and more are already available at dailymercury.com.au/tributes
That vital link to the community will continue.
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