"We'd made up our minds years before we actually needed it," his widow, Sandy, said. "The world is so full now -- without a lot of cemetery plots taking up more space." After his death last September ...

Nearly half of all people who died nationally last year were cremated and about 36 percent of Arkansans were cremated, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. Industry insiders expect ...

The first phase of the new cemetery is 11 of 92 total acres which was purposed by Harris County and donated by Harris County Precinct 4. “(Indigent burial) is a service that the government is supposed ...

Durango death care professional discusses different natural interment options and their availability in La Plata County Many people avoid thinking about what happens to their remains after they die.

Funeral directors in 15 states can now offer "water cremation," in which bodies are dissolved in a chemical solution. Some see it as more eco-friendly and less traumatic than consumption by flame. As ...

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Dear Savvy Senior: What can you tell me about green funeral options? At age 80, I would like to preplan my funeral and make it as natural as possible. — Old Environmentalist Dear Environmentalist: ...

JACKSONVILLE BEACH - As cremations have become as common as burial plots in Florida, Jacksonville Beach has found an elegant way to accommodate the urns of loved ones' remains in the Lee Kirkland ...