Six years ago, Kelly Avery and Kristin Harper, sisters from Birmingham, Ala., gathered their families by the sky-blue ocean waters of Destin, Fla., to memorialize their mother, Barbara Harper. They ...

Since the dawn of humanity, people have been caring for their own dead. And in all 50 states, it is still within the family’s right to do just that—no funeral homes necessary to lay your loved one to ...

The median cost of a traditional funeral with burial and viewing is about $8,300, according to a 2023 report from the National Funeral Directors Association, the most recent data available. Cremation ...

HISTORY. IT’S ONE OF TWO SCHOOLS IN THE STATE WITH A FUNERAL PROGRAM. AND NOW IT’S THE FIRST COLLEGE IN AMERICA WITH ITS OWN MORTUARY. YOU KNOW, THERE’S SO MUCH TO THE FUNERAL INDUSTRY. JUST THINK ...