A funeral director today gave families a chance to collect the ashes of their loved ones – before the remains of more than 150 bodies are scattered on their behalf. Urns containing the remains of the many bodies have been stacking up over the years at William H Painter branches in Birmingham, West Midlands, as […]

Funeral directors must keep all cremated remains indefinitely, with many dating as far back as the 1930s. Adrian Nelson, of Nelson Bros Funeral Services, said he would like to see a national register of unclaimed ashes so descendants could collect long-lost relatives. He said ashes that were not claimed after a certain period should be […]

WASHINGTON, Pa. (Feb. 18, 2014) – Every year, thousands of cremated remains go unclaimed for a variety of reasons at funeral homes, cremation providers and local and state agencies across the country. Attempting to fix that issue, Michael Neal, a funeral director in Washington, Pa., has launched a revolutionary website to help with the painstaking […]