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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — They are here from all over the world. Funeral directors, in New Orleans for their international convention. It’s the National Funeral Directors Association Convention and WGNO ...
Some funeral homes offer more personalized ways to send the beloved to the beyond Families are encouraged to include items that symbolize the decedent%27s hobbies and interests Funeral homes hope to ...
No, no, no. Please. Stop it. Stop it, please. Must we put the “fun” in funeral? Should we make death as whimsical as a made-for-TV Hallmark Channel movie starring Mary Steenburgen? Why the glum face?
"Why are you wearing those glasses in here?" Mary Lou Spencer asked her husband, Gilbert. Aunt Mary Lou is one of those literal people who needs an answer for everything, but you have to make sure it ...
We spend a lifetime planning for the precious moments in our lives: the birth of our children, where to live, birthday parties, weddings and of course, our retirement. But there is one event that we ...
I recently turned 62 and according to Social Security life expectancy projections, I will die when I’m 89.5. With 17.5 years left, now seems like the perfect time to take up extreme sports. Reaching ...
The titular altar boys would probably enjoy Funeral Kings. The first feature from sibling filmmakers Kevin and Matthew McManus has most everything the average adolescent boy wants: swearing, smoking, ...