Ron Marts ordered to close Marts Memorial by March 11

Ron Marts‘ career as a funeral director in Missouri is scheduled to come to an end on March 11. Jackson County Circuit Court Judge J. Dale Youngs lifted a stay this morning on an order from the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors that had revoked Marts’ license. With the revocation back in place, Marts was ordered to cease operations in 10 days.

The board revoked Marts’ license in December after families cross-checked dates and documents that Marts had given them with the supposed

remains of their family members, only to discover that crematorium

records proved the ashes didn’t belong to their loved ones. (See The Pitch‘s feature

on Marts from last week.)