Instant cremations have become not a way to celebrate a life, but a way to delete one. I'm afraid of what – of who – is being forgotten.

AYESHA RASCOE, BYLINE: In many parts of Nigeria, funerals are often huge celebrations of life, but they can also involve some painful and unwelcome demands. NPR's Emmanuel Akinwotu experienced just ...

A life-like Miriam Burbank also had a manicure. — -- With a glass of Busch beer, a menthol cigarette and a New Orleans Saints themed manicure, Miriam Burbank attended one last party – her funeral ...

Princess Diana died following a car accident in Paris on Aug. 31, 1997, and was laid to rest a week later The Duke of Sussex previously told PEOPLE, "I honor my mother in everything I do. I am my ...

Videos of the author's father were shown throughout his service, like this one from the author’s wedding reception in 2004. Courtesy of Carrie Friedman “If people aren’t laughing during my memorial, ...

Life After Elvis, Priscilla, 80, recalled attending Elvis' funeral in August 1977, which was held at Graceland, his Memphis estate. "Ther ...