ATLANTA—Until recently, people in the U.S. had two main choices for disposition of a body after death: burial or cremation. As the green burial movement has questioned the energy and resources ...

Green burials have caught on as people look for eco-friendly ways to handle their remains. Water cremation is another way and ...

Neptune Society specializes in affordable and compassionate cremation and funeral planning services. The company offers professional guidance from cremation experts to help you plan for events after ...

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 ...

Cremation is now the most popular option for final disposition. Cremation was used in 54 percent of deaths in 2019, according to the National Funeral Directors Association. They project that to rise ...

Funeral homes own top-of-the-line cremation machines. In some cases, they just can't use them yet. Securing permits for ...

In a still from the March 2020 documentary “Death Is Our Business,” an embalmer prepares a body in a New Orleans funeral home. Industry professionals say cremation is on the rise among Black and ...

HOPEWELL, Va. — A Virginia funeral home is under investigation after a Hopewell man said it cremated his mother without him present, as agreed upon in their contract. Dwayne Matthews's 71-year-old ...