Funeral and Memorial Planning

Many of the first decisions you will make after the death of a loved one involve planning a memorial service. Find tips for funerals, eulogies, and more to make this difficult time a little easier.
Soldier and Arlington Tomb of Unknowns
VA Death, Burial, Memorial Benefits for U.S. Veterans
Fact checked by Lisa Sullivan, MS
Funeral Memory Board
How to Make a Traditional Funeral Memory Board
Fact checked by Elaine Hinzey, RD
Senior Women at Funeral
How a Funeral Celebrant Differs From a Director
Fact checked by Lisa Sullivan, MS
Memorial bench on a walking path
How to Memorialize a Death With Memorial Benches
Fact checked by Lisa Sullivan, MS
A Headstone
Reasons to Buy a Cemetery Plot in Advance
By Chris Raymond
Tombstones On Grassy Field In Cemetery Against Sky
What Is Alkaline Hydrolysis?
Fact checked by Sheeren Jegtvig
Columbarium doors
Reasons for Choosing Cremation
Fact checked by Sheeren Jegtvig
Flowers in a Forest
Green vs. Traditional Burial and Cremation
Fact checked by Sheeren Jegtvig
People at a viewing
Wake vs. Visitation in a Funeral Service
Fact checked by Dale Brauner
child at funeral
Infants and Children Attending Funerals
Fact checked by Lisa Sullivan, MS
FUNERAL FLOWERS
What to Do With Funeral Flowers
Fact checked by Elaine Hinzey, RD
people burying a pet
Pet Burial Laws
Fact checked by James Lacy
an embalming table and embalming machine
Origins of Embalming
Fact checked by Sheeren Jegtvig
Outdoor shot of funeral
3 Common Funeral Planning Mistakes to Avoid
By Chris Raymond
Cremains ins boxes on shelves
What Happens to Unclaimed Cremated Remains
Fact checked by Lisa Sullivan, MS
A widow in dressed in black at a funeral
Discover The Origins and History of Widow's Weeds
Fact checked by Lisa Sullivan, MS
Folded flag
Military Funeral Honors Eligibility
Fact checked by Ashley Hall
Mourning lilies
Symbolic Meanings of Funeral and Sympathy Flowers
Fact checked by James Lacy
Funeral planning date book and info
How to Plan a Funeral or Memorial Service
Fact checked by Ashley Hall
cemetery
Why Are Graves Dug 6 Feet Deep?
Fact checked by Ashley Hall