CARSON CITY - A marble tombstone marking the grave of two boys who froze to death in a Christmastime blizzard on Nevada's historic Comstock is coming home 141 years later - after it was stolen, and ...
I was embarrassingly far into my 20s when I learned that graveyards and cemeteries aren’t the same thing (the same goes for “coffin” and “casket”). And I’m appalled at how many Halloweens I’ve spent ...
Their names disappear over the years. Damp green grass and spongy moss creep over headstones. Wind and rain scour the engraved letters until they’re washed away completely. The faded cement markers ...
ODESSA, Texas — Losing a loved one is painful enough. Imagine going to the cemetery to find someone else's headstone on your loved one's grave. Well that's exactly what one family experienced. For two ...
NEW IBERIA, La. (KLFY) — A local woman is asking where her relative’s remains are after a tombstone was unearthed in New Iberia but no corpse with it. Meanwhile, the Rose Hill Cemetery says they’ve ...
On occasion, visitors of cemeteries throughout the U.S. might notice coins on gravestones, headstones and tombstones, and wonder if there’s any significance to the donated currency. The meaning of ...
A viral image of two Mzansi tombstones showing full academic and professional qualifications has sparked debate, with users ...
MIDLAND, Mich. (WJRT) - Cemeteries offer much more than just a place to bury your dead. Each headstone gives a glimpse into a history that can sometimes be lost to time. "There is a story that [Hastin ...
WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Four years ago on a pretty fall day, Virginia Senator Richard Stuart was exploring his newly purchased farm along the Potomac River with his wife. She spotted large rocks on the ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Jianxing An can see he is in a dying business. The gravestone designer, who takes pride in works featuring musical instruments and heavenly gates, says years of shrinking sales are ...