funerals

A Baltimore widow is suing the funeral home that handled her late husband's service after she not only discovered another woman had claimed to be his wife but also received an empty urn while the other lady was granted her requested burial.

The coronavirus has changed how we do just about everything, including funerals. Funeral homes across the country are following CDC guidelines and limiting gatherings. The body itself doesn’t pose a threat to guests, but the other attendees do. Many are requesting that families life stream funerals and promising to host a large memorial service at […]

Funeral services for Atatiana Jefferson have been rescheduled to Thursday, according to Jefferson’s family attorney S. Lee Merritt. RELATED: Atatiana Jefferson’s Funeral Cancelled The noted civil rights lawyer announced the date via Twitter after a series of inner family disputes prompted the funeral to be moved from Saturday, October 19, to Thursday, October 24. Services […]

A listener text in a gripe about people not having appropriate funeral attire or behavior. Some people show up to funerals in big white T shirts, sagging, pants, club dresses, and even baseball caps!  Worse than their attire is their behavior. She’s noticed people recording the funeral and posting photos to Instagram. HEAD BACK TO […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — As a college student fighting for racial equality in the early 1960s, Jim Clyburn was invited to the office of then-Gov. Fritz Hollings in an attempt to assuage racial tensions bubbling on the campus of South Carolina State University. Clyburn, now the majority whip and third ranking Democrat in the U.S. […]

DETROIT (AP) — Darlene Hardison would have loved to have a funeral for her father and uncle and bury them in marked graves at a Michigan cemetery. But she and her family could come up with only enough money to have Hoover Heags and Arthur Hardison cremated, then they left the remains to a Detroit […]

Waffle House hero James Shaw Jr. to pay for funeral costs of victims in attack.

COVINA, Calif. (AP) — On the morning of Dec. 2, Yvette Velasco got dressed up and flat-ironed her hair. It was an important day: The 27-year-old was going to receive a gold badge officially recognizing her as a San Bernardino County health inspector at a holiday work event. The world now knows what happened: Syed […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrae Crouch was remembered at his funeral in Los Angeles for his dedication to spreading gospel music around the world. The Grammy-winning gospel performer, songwriter and choir director was honored Wednesday during a service at the West Angeles Church of God in Christ. There were performances and appearances by the Rev. […]

Vanessa Collier was a Colorado wife and mother who died tragically and unexpectedly at age 33 when her gun went off accidentally as she was cleaning it. She was also a lesbian, which is why her funeral was moved while in the midst of the service. Colorado’s 9News reports: Collier’s friends say the funeral was […]

When Miriam Marie “Mae-Mae” Burbank passed away at the age of 53 on June 1, her daughters were determined to give her a send-off as…

When Miriam Marie “Mae-Mae” Burbank passed away at the age of 53 on June 1, her daughters were determined to give her a send-off as…