By Barbara Smith When Green Mount Cemetery was dedicated in 1855, lawn mowers didn’t exist. There was no expectation of lawn mowing for the lots purchased before the 1950s. Families would use scythes ...

In this week's Gardening Update, Carol talks about some of the drought-resistant flowers to place on memorials this weekend.

Memorial Day became an official holiday in 1971, but it started in 1868 as Decoration Day. It began as an effort to remember ...

Emma Bushee's sons were serving on six continents. At home, she waited for their letters — and tried to pray them home safe.

Frenchy Spradling, a young sailor from Chaffee, Missouri, lost his life in Typhoon Cobra during WWII. His legacy lives on ...

Army Sgt. Andrew Jay has been guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. He will make his final walk in June.

The annual Memorial Day "Flower Drop" takes place at 1 p.m. — the event begins earlier, at 10 in the morning — with the ...

Several families are frustrated after finding out that flowers and offerings they had left at loved ones' graves had been ...

Two newly identified species of flowering plant, Begonia, have been discovered in one of Davao Oriental’s rich biodiversity ...

A resident who attended a friend's funeral was shocked to find a homeless man sleeping in one of the graves. Johder Yuboc accompanied his pal to check the final resting place of his departed aunt when ...