Shopping on your own for items like caskets or urns can be a way to cut down costs of a funeral. Here are some guidelines to follow: The FTC’s Funeral Rule mandates that consumers do not have to ...

There was a time when there were just a few choices when it came to purchases for a funeral — a casket of dark wood, light wood, black or white or the simple or ornate urn. Today people have a much ...

A loved one passing away is one of the most difficult experiences anyone will go through. And this event can be made all the ...

You can learn a lot about your options for the afterlife at the annual trade show, which recently ended at McCormick Place.

At some malls, you can buy a J. Crew sweater and a casket in the same trip. Til We Meet Again, a company specializing in caskets and urns, has outlets in malls in Texas, Louisiana, Indiana, and Kansas ...

MILWAUKEE – The world's largest retailer wants to keep its customers even after they die. Wal-Mart has started selling caskets on its Web site at prices that undercut many funeral homes, long the ...

REPUBLIC —Three years ago Kevin Green made his first wooden casket. His mother-in-law died after a long illness, and Green’s wife, Cynthia, asked him to use his woodworking skills to build her ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — If you’re looking to go ...

VAUGHN, Mont. — They call the lumber harvested from trees killed by mountain pine beetles blue pine. The beetles that burrow into those trees leave their marks in bluish gray, often mixed with greens, ...