The median cost of a traditional funeral with burial and viewing is about $8,300, according to a 2023 report from the National Funeral Directors Association, the most recent data available. Cremation ...

Six years ago, Kelly Avery and Kristin Harper, sisters from Birmingham, Ala., gathered their families by the sky-blue ocean waters of Destin, Fla., to memorialize their mother, Barbara Harper. They ...

Know your rights before you ring. The Federal Trade Commission requires funeral directors to give you price information over the phone if you ask for it—without you first having to share your name, ...

Funeral Potatoes…everyone has a recipe for this popular hash brown casserole! Here is my funeral potatoes recipe that I’ve been making for years and that has become a family favorite. Creamy, cheesy ...