Shift away from embalming has lawmakers rethinking Georgia’s requirements for funeral home directors

By: Andre Butso

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: February 16, 2026

Words: 594

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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The demographics in Georgia are changing, and so is the way people choose to ceremoniously depart this world.

Embalming, or the practice of preserving a body to delay decomposition, was the preference of most Georgians just a few decades ago, says Sen. Rick Williams, a Milledgeville Republican and a licensed funeral director and embalmer for over 50 years.

But now fewer people are opting to be embalmed in Georgia, whether because of cultural …

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