A generation ago, burial was the default and cremation the exception. Today, the roles are rapidly reversing. By 2035, 80% of ...

A year after my mother died, my family spread some of her ashes off the Irish coast and decided to spread the remaining ashes later. That was in 2011. When my father died four years later, he also ...

Death isn't something most people want to think about. In fact, many people do not prioritize making funerary choices at all. But for those approaching the end of life or caring for loved ones ...

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 ...

The oldest known cremation found in Africa, dating from 9,500 years ago, raises a question: Why were the remains burned in ...

COVID-19 victims being cremated at the Seemapuri crematorium in New Delhi. Photo by Amal KS/Hindustan Times via Getty Images India is breaking records for daily new COVID-19 cases, and death tolls are ...

More people are turning away from traditional funerals, and since the pandemic began, there has been a rising demand for alternative burial options. Now, a new alternative to the cemetery might be ...

Within Africa, there is evidence of burned human remains at a 7,500-year-old site in Egypt, although these are not associated ...

WITH THE CORONER, WHO IS NOW ASKING FOR HELP. THIS IS WHERE SPRING VALLEY FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE WAS OPERATING IN NEW ALBANY BEFORE THE STATE SHUT THE PLACE DOWN. SO IF YOU CALL, YOU WON’T GET ...