A solemn burial ceremony was disrupted when a casket slipped into the grave, causing shock and panic among mourners, captured ...

When her 95-year-old grandmother died in July 2023, Marva Lynch was in charge of the funeral plans. Lynch provided Donald Trimble Mortuary with the clothing and wig that Lucy Mae Johnson was to wear ...

Funeral planning is hard, but consumer advocates say you still need to keep your guard up, especially when it comes to buying a casket. Joshua Slocum with the Funeral Consumers Alliance says some ...

Data: National Funeral Directors Association; Chart: Axios Visuals Cremations are now twice as common as burials in the U.S., reversing a norm from two decades ago, according to the National Funeral ...

A new lawsuit filed by a small business in Oklahoma takes aim at the state funeral board. They want to sell caskets to ...

AURORA, Ind. — Beth McGinley has no use for burial plots. She wants her friends to sprinkle her ashes somewhere memorable when she dies. "My main motivating factor is the cost of funerals," said ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A woman is suing a funeral home after she said someone else was in her grandmother’s casket at her funeral. Marva Lynch handled the final arrangements for her grandmother, Lucy ...