When a friend or relative dies, words from well-meaning people can neither bring the deceased back nor heal their grief. Words can comfort and encourage the grieving, so it is important to know what...

Medicare and Medicare do not pay funeral expenses, but applicants for Medicaid can make some financial moves to ensure that their funeral, cremation, and burial are provided for. The regulations for...

The Authorization of Final Disposition is a legal form that sets down your wishes for what you want to happen to your body when you die and designates an agent who will oversee it. This document...

The cremains, the cremation ashes left after the process is complete, have traditionally been buried, displayed, or scattered. Today, many ashes are also turned into memorial jewelry and other...

Although the Bible says nothing to recommend or denounce cremation, many churches have condemned it over the years. The rejection of the practice was tied to beliefs about the resurrection of the...

The loss of a husband is both difficult and life-changing, especially for a young widow with children. Sympathy messages for the loss of a husband can be meaningful to the grieving spouse. Backing up...