RALEIGH -- When you head inside the City of Oaks Funeral Home and Cremations on Green Road in north Raleigh, it's clear immediately that it's not a typical funeral parlor. The business offers more ...

Despite our penchant for gross-out comedies, Americans do not have a monopoly on bad taste. Take "Death at a Funeral" -- please. Set in England, performed by Brits and directed by Frank Oz, an ...

In many remembrance notes posted on two online tribute pages for Rowe, two common themes stand out: The former funeral director's generosity and his sense of humor.

The second-generation owner of Auclair Funeral Home would like to be remembered as a "loving/caring funeral director," his son said.

The state funeral for George H.W. Bush was full of humor, befitting a man who loved a good joke.

Unless, of course, the deceased person had a great sense of humor. If not, playing this at a funeral would be ah-ah-ah-ah-awful.

Among those attending the funeral of Barbara Bush will be First Lady Melania Trump, former President Clinton and his wife, Hillary, and former President Obama and his wife, Michelle.