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In death, he'll set an exampleSaturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:32PMSoon after Dr. Clark Wang found out he might be dying, he decided to give the Earth a parting gift: a casket made of untreated wood salvaged from an old chicken coop.

Funeral Director Who Plundered Estates Is Found GuiltyFriday, August 27, 2010 @ 10:06AMRiley and bookkeeper face two years in prison HARTFORD — A funeral home director accused of stealing the assets of dead people as he removed their bodies from their homes was convicted Thursday of a host of larceny charges and faces two years in prison.

N.C. funeral home accused of leaving body in hearse for more than a weekWednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 10:29AMGRAHAM — A Graham funeral home director is being investigated by the state after a decomposing body was found last week in a hearse that was parked under a shade tree for more than a week. David B. Lawson, owner of David B. Lawson Mortuary at 115...

Mortician investigated after body discoveredTuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 6:07PMMortician investigated after body discovered - GRAHAM — A Graham funeral home director is being

RURAL ROUTES: With death came fame for 'Old Bill'Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 11:06PMGARDEN CITY - Folks came far and wide to see him, the man they called "Old Bill."   They woul ...

Growing Muslim population fuels need for special cemeteriesTuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 11:24AMGrowing Muslim population fuels need for special cemeteries By Beth Hawkins | Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010 MinnPost/Beth Hawkins Seeing a need for culturally sensitive Muslim funeral and burial customs, the Minnesota Islamic Cemetery Association was formed. Muslim burial rites, in contrast to the traditional American funeral, are very simple.

It's time for Louisiana to slam the lid on its casket rules: Jarvis DeBerrySunday, August 15, 2010 @ 7:09AMYou can't really understand Louisiana's laws barring a non-mortician from casket making unless you first contemplate the law regulating the use of the word "interior designer" and the decades-long embarrassment that required aspiring florists to make a pass-or-fail arrangement to...

Ultimate green burial, says hot water body companyThursday, August 12, 2010 @ 2:31AMAustralians who perish the thought of ending up six feet under or incinerated will soon have a new option to contemplate - a watery grave. read more

Ultimate green burial, says funeral directorThursday, August 12, 2010 @ 1:21AMSYDNEY - Australians who perish the thought of ending up six feet under or incinerated will soon have a new option to contemplate - a watery grave.A newly registered company based in Victoria is claiming to be the first in the...