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Ernie Shearer talks to his wife, Laura Shearer at his store, Antiques On The Corner, in Indianapolis.
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Ernie Shearer talks to his wife, Laura Shearer at his store, Antiques On The Corner, in Indianapolis.
Gov. Eric Holcomb signs Senate Bill 1, which legalizes carryout sales of alcohol on Sundays. Since the 2018 legislative session has ended, Holcomb has signed several bills into law, including one that would allow Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients to pursue and receive professional licenses.
Cory Graham sits at the back of an ongoing funeral service at Stuart Mortuary on Saturday. Graham was not directing this service, but wanted to check in on it after he had returned from a previous service.
Funeral director Cory Graham, 27, takes a moment to sit down and rub his eyes after preaching at a funeral service at Stuart Mortuary in Indianapolis on Saturday. This funeral was Graham’s second and last of the day, after being up until 4:30 a.m. performing house calls the night before.
Funeral director Cory Graham pulls a divider out for a hallway while a casket is transported from the chapel to the back of Stuart Mortuary.
Cory Graham, center, and the staff of Stuart Mortuary take a selfie at the end of the workday on Saturday in Indianapolis.
From left, Stuart Mortuary staff members Fred Quarles Sr., Jimmy Adams and funeral director Cory Graham sit at the back of a funeral service in Indianapolis on Saturday. Much of the work of the funeral director and staff is done before the funeral. When it comes time for the service, the director and staff have little left to do.
Tim Burnett vacuums the floor before the start of another funeral at Stuart Mortuary. The staff members at Stuart go to work immediately after a funeral is over, prepping the chapel for the next service, which often is within an hour.
Cory Graham, center, talks with funeral attendees after a service at Temple of Praise Assembly in Indianapolis. Graham said directing funerals outside of Stuart can be more difficult at times, as the director has less control over the environment.
A rose from the funeral of Britney Tuggles, a friend of of Cory Graham, sits beneath the odometer of Graham's car. Since he was a child, Graham said, he has always been surrounded by death.
Cory Graham, 27, sits outside a Cracker Barrel discussing his favorite sports teams in Indianapolis on Nov. 12 after attending church. The Indianapolis Pacers and Indianapolis Colts are Graham’s favorite teams to watch. Due to working at Stuart Mortuary so much, Graham doesn’t always get to watch the games.
Cory Graham, 27, discusses memories he shared with his friend Doc, who was killed in a homicide in 2015 in Indianapolis. Graham considered Doc his big brother, but Doc was not the first of Graham's friends killed in Indianapolis. Graham has lost family and friends to violence in the city, as well as many others due to natural causes and health problems. Graham is a funeral director at Stuart Mortuary in Indianapolis.
Examples of caskets available for customers appear on the wall in the office of Dixon Memorial Chapel in Indianapolis. According to James Dixon III, one the of the funeral directors, he found that families have an easier time picking casket for their loved ones when they can touch and see what they would be purchasing.
Cory Graham, 27, sits outside a Cracker Barrel in Indianapolis discussing his favorite sports teams on Nov. 12, 2017, after attending church. The Indiana Pacers and Indianapolis Colts are Graham’s favorite teams to watch. Because he works so much, Graham doesn’t always get to watch the games.
Cory Graham, 27, discusses memories he shared with his friend Doc, who was killed in a homicide in 2015 in Indianapolis. Graham considered Doc his big brother, but Doc was not the first of Graham's friends killed in Indianapolis. Graham has lost family and friends to violence in the city, as well as many others due to natural causes and health problems. Graham is a funeral director at Stuart Mortuary in Indianapolis.
Funeral director James Dixon III moves the casket of Linda Miller, who died on Oct. 10, 2017, into the driveway of Dixon Memorial Chapel on Oct. 19, 2017, in Indianapolis. A hearse was waiting to receive the casket, which would later transport it to Friendship Missionary Baptist Church where the service took place.
Gov. Eric Holcomb signs Senate Bill 1, which legalizes carryout sales of alcohol on Sundays. The bill was signed Wednesday at the Indiana Statehouse.
Gov. Eric Holcomb, center bottom row, hears questions from the news media after signing Senate Bill 1 on Wednesday. The signing of the bill puts an immediate stop to the ban on Sunday carryout alcohol sales in Indiana.
Gov. Eric Holcomb signs Senate Bill 1, which legalizes carryout sales of alcohol on Sundays. The bill was signed Wednesday at the Indiana Statehouse.
Gov. Eric Holcomb, center, shakes hands with Sen. Ron Alting, R-Lafayette, after signing Senate Bill 1 at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis on Wednesday. The bill legalizes Sunday carryout sales of alcohol between noon and 8 p.m.