whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and ...

The whole thing was so trashy, and it made me lose what respect I had for my grandpa." 7. "My cousin died of cancer, and at ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When my mother passed away some years ago, my brother and his wife placed a stuffed black cat toy in her casket. My mother had owned several black cats.

Catholic funerals express the Christian hope in eternal life and the resurrection of the body on the last day. Every component of Catholic funeral rites should express these fundamental ...

In a new book, a writer from a family of “daliao” — traditional funeral celebrants — reflects on her unusual childhood and ...

Emmett Till's glass-topped coffin at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture stands as a reminder of his mother's courage and the fight to preserve his story.

Monrovia-A group of local casket makers under the banner of the Liberia Casket Union has accused St. Moses and other Funeral Homes of engaging in ‘‘monopolistic and coercive’’ business practices that ...

For the first time in my life I was alone in my church. The old Regulator wall clock ticked away as I ticked away the ...

Coffins tend to be made of wood, while caskets can contain a variety of materials, with wood and metal being the most common.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – It’s been more than 150 years since Vale Cemetery opened and on Tuesday workers there prepped to re-bury human remains that were found in an iron casket from that same ...

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A new, interactive exhibit that chronicles the life and death of Emmett Till and the activism of his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, is set to debut Thursday evening at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center.