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VietNamNet Bridge – Like others, Vietnamese people want to live forever. Recently-discovered secrets about embalmment techniques are evidence for that aspiration. VietNamNet Bridge – Like others, ...

The Liberia National Police is said to have ordered the management of the St. Moses Funeral Services to temporarily put a stop to embalmment procedures on the remains of the late Cletus Noah, pending ...

Q: Does Alabama allow green funerals? Can I decline embalmment and request a casket made out of "paper" to ensure rapid decomposition? A: William S. Higgins, director of the state Board of Funeral ...