More Bodies Go Unclaimed as Families Can’t Afford Funeral Costs
The poor economy is taking a toll even on the dead, with an increasing number of bodies in Los Angeles County going unclaimed by families who cannot afford...
What NOT To Say to Someone That Has Lost a Loved One
Knowing what not to say can be just as important as finding the right words to comfort a loved one when they are grieving. Many of the following...
FBI: It’ll be Tough Identifying Burr Oak Remains
FBI officials said today they held out little hope of identifying the remains of all of the bodies found at Burr Oak Cemetery as they began the arduous...
Everything You Need To Know About Funeral Etiquette
I was emailed an article today on funeral etiquette. I think the article is pretty right on. What do you think? Begin Article: You may think that wearing...
Randy McCormick Shares a Poem For Every Morgue Door
I feel this poem should be posted on the outside of every morgue door. Each withered and wasted old human being we encounter speaks through these words. Although...
Randy McCormick Shares a Poem For Every Morgue Door
I feel this poem should be posted on the outside of every morgue door. Each withered and wasted old human being we encounter speaks through these words. Although...
State Charges Former Local Funeral Director with Forgery on Death Certificates
A former City Council member is facing 22 felony counts of forging doctors' signatures on death and cremation certificates. Ambrose W. Bailey, 51, was in Fredericksburg Circuit Court...
Michael Jackson to be Buried in Gold Plated Casket
Michael Jackson's final flamboyance will be the vehicle in which he's delivered to his final resting place: This 14 karat goldplated custom casket that will be the center...
Funeral Home Denies Mishandling Bodies
A Falls Church funeral home that allegedly mishandled numerous bodies over the past year has denied wrongdoing. Its attorneys wrote to a Virginia regulatory board that the company...
Red-Light Camera Tickets Funeral Procession Drivers…Opps
Funeral processions are not an exception to laws governing stop lights, public officials say, but some drivers had to learn that the hard way. Cindy Rittenberg ran a...