To John and Susan Garretson, the thought of cremating their son in the conventional way was almost as excruciating as the memory of his death. On March 20, 2021, a police officer in Peachtree City, Ga ...

It’s almost like a washing machine, if you ask Joseph H. Brown. The casket-shaped metal tank sitting in Brown’s crematory in West Baltimore uses hot water, chemicals and a bit of agitation to dissolve ...

Experts say that when people are making decisions at such a stressful time, they are vulnerable to overpaying. “It’s a good day for the criminal or the dishonest salesperson.” By Ann Carrns People ...

When it comes to planning for the inevitable end of life, it can be an extremely daunting and emotional process. That's why Pure Cremation offers a compassionate approach that puts you in control of ...

Scotland has become the first part of the UK to introduce water cremation. The process, known as hydrolysis, offers an environmentally friendly alternative to burial or traditional cremation as the ...

Funeral home owners with 167 years of experience in the business have purchased Davie Funeral Service in Lexington and rebranded as Affordable Funerals and Cremations of Davidson County. John Vogler ...

More than 260 people die in Michigan on an average day. As recently as a decade ago, most of their bodies were sealed in caskets and buried in the ground. Today, the majority of them — 59 percent as ...

FORT WORTH, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Martin Thompson, President of and Funeral Director for Martin Thompson & Son Cremation & Funeral Service, has announced the purchase of the business of Thompson’s ...