DOUGLAS, Ga. (WALB) - Coffee County families who trusted their loved ones with a local funeral home are now hoping they won’t become part of a GBI investigation. Sherri Thomas, a Douglas resident, ...

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 ...

Seven years ago Jack Davenport, co-owner of Davenport Family Funeral Homes and Crematory in the Chicago suburbs, was approached with what seemed an unusual request. A family trying to grant the last ...

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SHAWNEE, Okla. (KFOR) – A funeral home in Shawnee is the first in the state to perform “aquamations”. According to McElyea and Owens Funeral Group, aquamation is a water-based cremation process. They ...

Death is expensive. When a loved one passes, you face an emotional and financial toll. The minimum cost to transport, store and legally process a body after death in most states is $1,000. That price ...

A family-owned funeral home in Missouri purchased the 19th-century building and converted it into an operation for performing alkaline hydrolysis — a water-based alternative to traditional cremation.

Western U.S. funeral professionals say they're seeing more Americans opt in to witness cremations, including in Tucson ...

ESCONDIDO, Calif. — The first flameless cremation facility for humans in the state of California is now open in San Diego County. White Rose Aqua Cremation in Escondido offers a completely water based ...