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Board revokes McDermott's licenses after finding long delays and poor care in decedent storage
Summary
The Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Services Board found multiple violations involving McDermott’s Funeral and Cremation Service and its licensee Christopher M. Grant, revoking both licenses after inspectors documented lengthy storage times and deteriorating conditions for several decedents.
The Nevada Funeral and Cemetery Services Board voted unanimously Aug. 7, 2025, to revoke the funeral director license of Christopher M. Grant and the establishment license for McDermott’s Funeral and Cremation Service after concluding multiple violations were proven in consolidated cases FB24-06 and FB24-16.
Deputy Attorney General Matt Feeley told the Board the complaints centered on “unreasonable time” in holding decedents and failures to respond to the Board’s investigatory notice. Executive Director Stephanie McGee presented inspector reports and photographs showing bodies stored for extended periods and stained wrappings; she read the names of eight decedents identified in the FB24-06 complaint and described timelines tying long storage to delays in referrals to Clark County Social Services (CCSS).
The Board’s factual findings catalogued long holds for individual decedents: for example, the record shows Dortha Nordstrom was at McDermott’s for 292 days and Pamela Middlebrooks for 10 months and 26 days before disposition activity resumed. Feeley argued that even when outside agencies are involved, the funeral establishment has a duty to move cases forward.
Respondent Christopher Grant conceded many of the facts in the complaints and told the Board he had changed procedures, including instructing staff to rewrap decedents and to use heavier-duty bags for CCSS cases. Grant said he was not disputing the events in the complaints: “I concede all of the matters in these cases.”
After deliberation the Board voted to revoke both the funeral director and establishment licenses, with an option to reapply after five years and a 10-year restriction on managing privileges if reapplication is permitted. The Board also ordered payment of attorney’s fees up to $2,000 to be paid within one year, with a payment arrangement to be established within 30 days.
The Board terminated the hearing and moved on to other agenda items; there was no public comment during the decision. The revocation follows the Board’s determinations that procedures and recordkeeping did not meet statutory and regulatory requirements intended to protect decedent dignity and public health.
