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Custom Memorials & Your Guide to Popular Headstone Symbols

With the extensive selection of custom memorials, almost any symbol or message can be added to stone grave markers. However, despite a plethora of options, there are

How Not to Dress for a Funeral

Many people don't have any idea what to wear to a funeral. Here are some tips to keep you from making mistakes with inappropriate attire.

What should I wear to a funeral?

QUICK TIP: What to look for in a funeral home

Make the process of finding a funeral home easier by knowing what to look for.

10 Creepy Stories From Funeral Homes And Crematoriums

Funeral homes and crematoriums can be unsettling simply because most people want to avoid them. If you have to go to one, it’s because you’ve lost someone,

My mom added us to her deed and then died. Do we owe taxes?

You may received a step-up in basis when you inherit a home.

How to Host and Plan a Funeral Luncheon

The Funeral Luncheon, or after-service gathering, is a time when friends and family of the deceased come together to share a meal, share memories, and support one another. These events can be an e…

Why Should You Plan Your Own Funeral?

Planning a funeral right after a family member dies is probably the last thing you want to do. But by putting some plans and information on file with a funeral home, you can make it so much easier on your surviving loved ones. While conducting research before writing A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning for Those …

Can I make out a check for funeral

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: I was P.O.A. for someone who just passed, her wish was to be cremated. Now that I have had the funeral home take care of this, I need to know if I can write a check out to t…

The bespoke funeral director: 'It's about handling death differently'

From woodland burials to poetic eulogies, Louise Winter works with grieving families to help them plan memorable send offs

Creating a Funeral Order of Service

A funeral order of service outlines how the funeral will proceed and what songs and readings are going to be presented.

Everything Starts with Trust

Please Congratulate Me On My Funeral Plans

Yes, you read right. I’m making my own funeral plans, and I invite you to write down your final wishes, too

How to dress for a funeral

First, understand that what you wear to the funeral is much less important than actually going to the funeral or gathering.

Yes. You Should Go to The Funeral.

Funerals aren’t fun. They aren’t like other social events where friends and family gather to celebrate an occasion. There are often awkward moments, as both those who are immediately-impacted, and those who come to honor the dead and pay respects to the living, are at their most vulnerable – or raw. It’s Inconvenient There will...Read More

Funeral homes go to a lot of trouble to keep prices hidden

At a time when funeral costs can easily reach five figures, a new survey shows how far funeral homes will go to prevent consumers from shopping around.

6 Things You Should Do Now to Prepare for Your Own Funeral

A former mortician explains what to do and why it’s so important.