Jim Belote gave his final gift — himself — to the trees he’d always loved. He was buried without embalming, in a painted ...

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Recent local interest sparks move toward interment without embalming, burial in biodegradable coffin or a shroud and a simple ...

There’s an ecosystem centered on creating ceremonies for important moments in life, such as weddings. The same should exist ...

That was true, at least until the Civil War era. Then a desire to preserve bodies led to a new way of dealing with the dead: ...

Type” burial is very similar to a “green burial” or a “natural burial.” This type of burial refers to more environmentally friendly methods of burial that refrain from the use ...

A young boy salutes as the hearse carrying the flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter moves through downtown Plains, Ga., Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) ATLANTA ...

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Jimmy Carter 's extended public farewell began Saturday in Georgia, with the 39th U.S. president's flag-draped casket tracing his long arc from the Depression-era South and family farming business ...