Cremation has overtaken burial as the most common funeral choice in the U.S., with a 55.8% national rate in 2026, driven largely by cost savings. National averages show direct cremation at $1,834 ...

12:32, Mon, Apr 20, 2020 Updated: 12:33, Mon, Apr 20, 2020 Direct cremation is seen as a means by which families can attempt to undertake funerals without breaching the lockdown restriction rules and ...

The 2026 National Funeral Cost Index reports wide differences in funeral pricing, with Hawaii the most expensive state at $11,000 and Mississippi the least at $5,900. Cremation now represents 55.8% of ...

We understand that this is a sensitive time for you and your family, and so we hope this guide helps provide you and your family with the correct information surrounding direct cremation. Direct ...

COVID has had a huge impact on the funeral industry. I will never forget the anguish of families denied the right to hold a funeral and prevented from the comfort of sitting together during a ceremony ...

A new study suggests that the decades-long march toward cremation may not last forever – particularly if Gen Z’s preferences ...

With the growing cost of funerals and increasing number of people choosing not to have a traditional funeral, cremations have become a popular way to remember your loved ones. To stay within budget ...

Many social customs change over time, and the way we remember people who have died is no different. This is seen by the increasing popularity of 'direct' cremations, where the cremation takes place ...

In late March 2017, a Maine cremation business's giveaway became fodder for online memes before the company's Facebook page was apparently taken offline, prompting questions over whether the company ...