Green burials and the environment dominated this week's news--from overall considerations in how in ground burial impacts the environment to a burial suit that sprouts ...
A woman had died, and Reverend Ginny Wheeler faced a dilemma. Wheeler, of the Community United Methodist Church, in Huntington Beach, California was conducting the ...
Thinking back on the funerals I have attended, what often comes to mind is the funeral music. For me, one service, in particular, stands out. ...
In an essay that was recently published on Narratively (The Silence that Whistles Through the Tombstones), author Christopher Haugh describes his personal exploration of Washington, DC's ...
A lot of people die climbing Mount Everest. Yet adventurers continue to be drawn to the challenge of scaling the world's highest peak. A new Everest ...
As far back as ancient Greece, women have had a significant role in caring for the dead. In fact, until the 19th century, the job ...
On Wednesday, August 19th, 2015 three firefighters were lost in a fast moving blaze in Twisp, Washington. Four others were seriously injured. It is believed ...
Looking for a destination for your next vacation? How about a trip to one of these star-studded cemeteries? We've highlighted 10 cemeteries for movie lovers ...
Topping this week's news were the tragic Chattanooga shootings that took the lives of five brave servicemen. As the week came to a close we ...
Minda Powers-Douglas is passionate about cemeteries. It was her mother who introduced her to the beauty, history, and art that can be found in what ...
As its citizens struggle to weather the Greek financial crisis, we learn of grieving families who are unable to find funds to bury their dead. ...
We normally save our strange death report for the end of the year, but with two men meeting their maker while shooting fireworks off their ...
If you like the unusual then don't miss the story of the Japanese stationmaster cat, Tama. So revered was this famous feline that on her ...
There are a lot of notable people buried in New York City's Woodlawn Cemetery. The 400-acre cemetery is the final resting place to some 300,000 ...
John Pope was born and raised in New Orleans and has been working at the Times-Picayune since 1973, when the paper was called the States-Item. ...
