Over the years, owner and director James Kelley has seen many changes in the funeral industry, including cremation becoming ...

Licensed funeral director and certified celebrant Amy Hart removes a compartment at the center of a rose keepsake urn at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 3855 Katz Dr., in Marion on May 30. ...

The National Funeral Directors Association says the cremation rate in the United States could potentially exceed 80 percent ...

The rate of cremation in Kentucky increased from 12.3% in 2011 to 40.3% last year for reasons that include price and changes in religious identity. Kenneth Earl Wilson, who had worked at a bank and in ...

Despite cultural barriers, environmental bodies and government agencies are exploring alternatives to cremation.

Modern technology has developed new methods of treating human remains, many of which are incompatible with church teaching, such as “human composting” or alkaline hydrolysis, also known as water ...

South Africa faces a critical shortage of burial space with 90% of Johannesburg's cemeteries already full, threatening ...

Burial payment assistance may be available to pay for burial, cremation, or costs associated with donation of a body to a medical school. An application for burial assistance must be submitted no ...