This from Love Song Events and Photography: WARNING- these images are extremely emotional. The family wishes for these to be shared in their child’s memory. This death was EXTREMELY unexpected and tragic. I am asking you all for your prayers. Emily (the mother) will be released from the hospital today and have to go home […]
Cross Bones Graveyard in south London became known as the “single-woman’s” cemetery because of the high concentration of prostitutes, dubbed “single-women” or “Winchester Geese.” Since these women of ill-repute could not be given a Christian burial, Cross Bones became an unofficial dumping ground for them and other poor people living in squalor outside of London. […]
Life that doesn’t end with death: In Tana Toraja, weddings and births aren’t the social gatherings that knit society together. In this part of Indonesia, big, raucous funerals form the center of social life. Anthropologist Kelli Swazey takes a look at this culture, in which the bodies of dead relatives are cared for even years […]
The Tribune-Democrat recently published an obituary for “Daisy ‘Doodles’ Miller”. ‘Doodles’, as you can see from the photo below, is a dog. Apparently the obituary has caused a degree of controversy — not for the content of the obituary — but because it was published alongside human obituaries. So, here’s some questions: 1. Should pet […]
The following is a fictitious story based on all too real trends in the funeral industry. **** I sit down in Larry’s office and do a quick look around before we start. Framed pictures of his three girls, a couple grandchildren and his wife are standing scattered on his desk. Golf clubs lie in the […]