Forget tradition: A lot of traditional funeral expenses are useless upsells.

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ARKANSAS, USA — Among the unenviable tasks a funeral director has to perform is guiding the grief-stricken through one of the saddest times of their lives and then handing them a bill indicative of ...

A funeral typically costs between $6,280 and $8,300. Being buried is more expensive than being cremated because there's an extra cost for a cemetery plot and a headstone, which is usually around ...

For some Bessemer and Hueytown funeral home clients, Christmas 2009 is being interrupted with some unsettling news about their paid-in-advance burial contracts. Problem is, some people are going to be ...

Dan Lavin doesn’t know when, or under what circumstances, he will die. But he knows what will happen next. His body will be undressed and washed, and cooled to slow decomposition, no chemical ...

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A Maryland funeral home owner upset with another company allegedly shot dead a pallbearer during the burial of a 10-year-old girl who died in a drive-by shooting in Washington, DC, on Mother’s Day.

Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday evening, followed by a funeral service and burial Wednesday morning for Carter Johnson.