That was true, at least until the Civil War era. Then a desire to preserve bodies led to a new way of dealing with the dead: ...

comparing it to a cousin’s traditional funeral “in a painted casket in a concrete vault under an Astroturf temporary covering” at a memorial park. An American flag was draped over her father ...

And [the prices for] caskets continue to increase, and vaults continue to increase, and fuel surcharges are put on for delivering those items,” said JR Jaskulske, the owner of Oakwood Funeral ...

The top of “burial vaults or other encasements,” must be ... Do you need a funeral director and a casket for a home burial in ...

Type” burial is very similar to a “green burial” or a “natural burial.” This type of burial refers to more environmentally friendly methods of burial that refrain from the use ...