Longtime funeral director dies
Longtime funeral director Hugh Hiram Peeler, known for the compassion he gave to the families he served, died of congestive heart failure Thursday morning at his home. He was 90.
Winehouse family, friends attend singer’s funeral
LONDON — Wearing dark suits, black dresses and the occasional beehive hairdo, friends and family said goodbye to Amy Winehouse Tuesday with prayers, tears, laughter and song at an emotional funeral ceremony.
Rich: Finding a reason to laugh, even at a funeral
You know how it happens. You go to the funeral home to pay respects and run into people you haven't seen in ages. Many years have passed, but yet y'all begin telling stories -- always the funny ones -- and, there in the midst of grief, you begin to laugh.
