If you have relatives who are getting older, they may be considering pre-paying for their funeral to make things easier for their survivors when they pass. Funeral directors will tell you prepaying ...

Melissa Rachels, a former funeral home director charged in 2021 with embezzling money meant for people's funerals, is facing new accusations. 5 On Your Side spoke to a woman who says she just ...

Depending on your state's laws, you'll usually have to put the money into some sort of escrow. Life insurance policies and payable-on-death trusts are common options, but your state may have specific ...

For many, there comes a time when it seems appropriate to make plans for future funeral needs. In West Virginia, it is legal for families to handle funerals and burials at home. But most people choose ...

A Ripley funeral home that substituted inferior caskets at the time of death for people who had paid for preneed funeral and burial policies has been fined, the Mississippi Secretary of State says. As ...

RANDOLPH CO. (WSIL) — A Sparta man has been sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding customers who had purchased pre-need funeral services. Nathan Lee, former owner of McDaniel-Lee Funeral ...