The typical entry-level credential is an associate or bachelor's degree from an accredited mortuary school. A death can feel ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I was a funeral director and embalmer for 11 years. I learned a lot about our bodies and death by doing my job. After an autopsy, ...

If you died 200 years ago in America, your family would wash and dress your body and place it in a bed surrounded by candles to dampen the smell of decomposition. Your immediate family and friends ...

The Funeral Industry Reformed Association (FIRA) has raised concerns about alleged exclusive arrangements between some ...

With the government declaring formaldehyde a carcinogen, these might be boom times for alternative embalming fluids — if it weren’t for the so-called everlasting effect funeral directors stake their ...

A substance abuse counselor, Trina Battle planned to enroll in Southwest Tennessee Community College to continue her studies in psychology or pursue a completely different major in graphic design. But ...

One student was painting a mustache, completing the process of turning a wax-covered skull into the image of Walt Disney. Another was crafting the elongated ears of poet Allen Ginsberg. Randi Cloud ...