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Common Funeral Myths
Embalming is required by law. Embalming is NEVER required for the first 24 hours. In many states, it's not required at all under any circumstances. Refrigeration is almost always an alternative to...
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Caskets: Everything the Mortician Won't Tell You and Some Better Places to Shop
Why do Americans tend to spend so much on a casket? Well, you might want a grand display for a day or so. Some are even "more comfortable"—with an innerspring mattress and adjustable head-rest. More...
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Body and Organ Donation, A Gift to Science
Death provides many of us with a one-time chance to make a valuable gift to humanity. All major religions approve of body and organ donation for medical and dental teaching, research, and transplants....
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by Paul G. Huffman For those who choose burial over entombment or cremation, you will make the added selection of a burial container to protect the casket. The available selections include burial...
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"Simple and Cheap" My Father Said
Josephine Black Pesaresi My father, Hugo L Black, died in 1971. At that time he was 85 years old and the second longest sitting Associate Justice in the history of the United States Supreme Court,...
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