LANSING, Mich. On Oct. 24, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs issued final orders revoking three licenses associated with the Cantrell Funeral Home in Detroit. Final Orders were issued against the mortuary science licenses of: Cantrell Funeral Home, Inc. Raymond Cantrell II, Cantrells last known Resident Agent and Director Jameca Boone, Cantrells last known managerAll three of the licensees entered into settlement agreements with LARA that were approved by the Board of Examiners in Mortuary Science. The Final Order against the establishments license revoked it for a minimum of ten years and required it to pay a $115,000 administrative fine within one year. The Final Order against Jameca Boones license revoked the license for a minimum of three years and required her to pay the other half of the costs of $11,480 in restitution to the State before seeking the reinstatement of her license. Both Ellis Memorial Funeral Home in Detroit and Kemp Funeral Home & Cremation Services LLC in Southfield assisted the families of loved ones in achieving final dispositions in the immediate aftermath of Cantrells closure.

Remains found at second Detroit funeral homeThe story took a shocking and unexpected turn when more gruesome discoveries were made, only this time at a different Detroit funeral home. There are 63 fetus remains that have been removed from Perry Funeral Home on Trumbull Avenue in Detroit, according to police. Detroit Police Chief James Craig held a news conference Friday afternoon to announce the investigation into allegations of criminal behavior at the Perry Funeral Home. Sources told Local 4 that investigators are going back into Cantrell Funeral Home and Perry Funeral Home on Detroit's west side, and police raided the Cantrell Funeral Home in Eastpointe. The next step in the Perry Funeral Home and Cantrell Funeral Home investigation is identifying the infant remains.