For centuries, religious believers have held solemn funeral rites that were then followed by social events that, in some cultures, could get pretty lively. The funeral was the funeral and the wake was ...

HODGENVILLE, Ky. — There are only so many funerals in a town of 2,874 people. So when Bobby Brownfield built an expansive new mortuary in a field by the Dairy Mart and lavished it with cut-glass doors ...

In many families, a baptism garment and a wedding gown are two treasured items handed down from generation to generation. Linda SchM-dpper would like to add a third: a funeral pall. A pall is a large, ...

A handcrafted funeral pall has been dedicated at a special service marking the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic. St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast was packed with well-wishers who remembered the 1 ...

Described by its producer/star Chris Rock as not so much a remake as a “cover song,” the new version of “Death at a Funeral” closely follows the 2007 British original. This time, the family gathering ...