John Beckwith Jr. has already outlined some of his own funeral plans, which include encasing his body in a glass casket. Like a Pope in the Vatican, he will be on display and wear a “death mask.” But ...

The biggest African American funeral home in the Southwestern U.S. is located here in Dallas, and it’s called Golden Gate Funeral Home. Its CEO, John Beckwith Jr. — a man who dreams of burying ...

Fourteen lawsuits were filed against Golden Gate Funeral Home since Jan. 13, on top of three that were filed last year. Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer A Dallas funeral home known for its reality ...

John Beckwith III had just driven the corpse of former Olympic sprinter Ronnie Ray Smith, who had died at age 64, down the track for one final hundred-meter dash, and he seemed worried that the stunt, ...

Arthur Reid Jr. was 13 when his family relocated to Milwaukee in the 1950s and the future business leader in the city's African American community soon discovered where he wanted to make his mark.

The remains of an infant that was supposed to be cremated at a Dallas funeral home in May were found at a Shreveport laundry business, police said. It was determined the infant was a stillborn that ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A South Side funeral home director has had a tough year, comforting so many families who have had to say goodbye to loved ones. Now, he's trying to turn it around by offering walk-in ...

Weekend flooding damaged all three Reid’s New Golden Gate Funeral Home locations, including the morgue, and forced cancellations of visitations. The owners say recovery will cost tens of thousands of ...