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The Perfect Father's Day Gift

Thursday June 13, 2013

Wrapped gift

Wracking your brain trying to think of the perfect gift to give your dad this Father's Day? If so, you can stop worrying because an entirely unexpected source currently offers what many will consider the ultimate expression of love this Sunday.

I don't want to give the whole thing away, but if you agree with the old expression Read More...

Musicians Dominate Top Celebrity Gravesite List

Wednesday June 12, 2013

You might not think of a cemetery as a tourist destination, but based on a list published by Time, millions of people apparently do. According to "Top 10 Celebrity Grave Sites," the final resting places of famous people draw visitors from around the world each year. Interestingly, half of the entries belong to popular musicians, with a few movie stars, an author and a member of the British royal family rounding out the list.

According to Time, the most-visited celebrity grave is that of Read More...

Robbing Peter to Bury Paul

Thursday May 30, 2013

Gravestones

Where to bury the dead is currently a hot topic in Grantsville, Utah, because of a move to expand a city cemetery that is simply running out of room. The plan is to add additional graveyard plots by using some of the land available at the nearby Anderson-Clark Farmstead, a site listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Read More...

When Will the Last WWII Vet Die?

Tuesday May 21, 2013

Dead soldier in casket

Of the more than 16 million members of America's "Greatest Generation" who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II, approximately 1.4 million were still alive as of November 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Unfortunately, those remaining veterans are dying at a rate of Read More...

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