The Family Undertaking
“We used to be called undertakers because we undertook the job no one else wanted.”
Greg Camp and his son Jordan Camp run the Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock, Vermont. Greg’s dad Dwight ran it before them, with his late wife Kay. Greg’s grandfather was in charge before Dwight, and Greg’s great-grandfather Willard was the first family member to own the business. For five generations—more than a century—Greg’s family has taken care of people in Woodstock when they’re at their most vulnerable, feeling sad, angry, confused, and grief-stricken. What is it like to be the person everyone else is turning to?