Historical Casket At AA Rayner and Son-YourFuneralguy

The historical Emmet Till Casket is at the AA Rayner & Son Funeral Home in Chicago. This is where the civil rights, martyrs casket is now located. There the casket will be restored and moved to a new location.

The family chose this funeral home partially because that is where the slain teenager lied in state after he was murdered in 1955.

The current owners of Burr oak cemetery were the casket was left to rot are directly responsible for this act of disrespect to the black community. The corporation is Perpetua Inc.

Charles Childs Jr is the co owner of the Funeral Home AA Rayner and Son.

The fact that his funeral home holds this historical relic should not bring Mr. Childs immunity from investigation in the IFDA Preneed Trust Ponzi Scheme. (see previous post).

Charles Childs Jr, was president of the Illinois Funeral Directors Association Trust Fund tanked in 2006 and 2007.

Reports now are that the fund, has now lost 100 million dollars.

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Emmit Till

From Source Wikepedia

“In July 2009, while his gravesite appeared undisturbed, his original casket, in which his battered body was famously displayed, was found rusting in a run-down shack on the [Burr Oak]cemetery grounds.”

Born	Emmett Louis Till July 25, 1941(1941-07-25) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	August 28, 1955 (aged 14) Money, Mississippi, U.S.

Ex-IFDA President-Illinois Funeral Directors Burr Oak Victims-YourFuneralGuy

Charles Childs ia an ex-IFDA President involved in the IFDA Preneed Trust Ponzi Scheme

Ex-IFDA President Charles Childs spoke to Governor Quinn’s Task Force yesterday.  He stated that funeral directors in Illinois are victims of the Burr oak cemetery. Complaining that they he has to spend extra time and resources to help his clients is not becoming, if not unprofessional for a Funeral Director.  Plus, the State has requested records.

In fact Child’s and other Funeral Directors have been served with an “Order Compelling Production of Books and Records.” from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. All contact with Burr oak cemetery must be reported from 2004 t0 2009.

Snippet from the Chicago Tribune:

“To this date, that’s basically all we’ve been doing is trying to find records for families who are unfortunate victims in this,” Childs said. “We ourselves are victims.”

Charles Childs Jr of A.A. Rayner & Sons Modern Funeral Service transferred 2 million $$ out of the IFDA Preneed Trust Fund to Management.

Charles Childs  Jr,is a defendant in multiple lawsuits in the Illinois Funeral Directors Preneed Ponzi Scheme. There is also a federal criminal investigation into him and other Ex-IFDA Presidents. How can his testimony be credible  before the Cemetery Oversight Task Force?

“Under Child’s watch 2 million dollars was transferred from the IFDA Preneed Trust to IFDA Services  for management fees according to the State Journal Register newspaper in Springfield, Illinois.” $250,000.oo was also transfered to the Museum under his watch from 2006 to 2007. From the SJR: Article:

“According to an IFDA-commissioned audit, the foundation that ran the museum received at least $250,000 annually in 2006 and 2007 from the association, which got more than $2 million each of those years from management fees generated by the trust fund.”

Charles Childs was president of the IFDA from  2006 to 2007.
The grief and hurt caused by the Burr oak cemetery scandal is beyond comprehension. This is a horrific tragedy.

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