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Would you want to be cremated?

Would you want to be cremated?

If this is your last day here on earth and your family members would ask you, “do you want to be cremated or would you prefer traditional burial?” how will you answer that question? many people still hate the idea of incinerating their body even if it is already lifeless. It may be because Christian [...]

Rules for a Funeral

Rules for a Funeral

Attending to your need has been regulated by law. You have all the right to have exclusive funeral service in your own home, or you can do it in a funeral parlor. The choice basically is yours. Decisions are made base on budget, last wish, and the necessity that may arise. Everything is all up [...]

Sugar Minnot Dies At 54

Sugar Minnot Dies At 54

Sugar Minott, a smooth-voiced singer and producer who helped to popularize reggae music has died at the age of 54. Minott died saturday at the University Hospital of West Indies in Jamaica’s capital, Kingston. His wife Maxine Stowe did not disclose the cause of his death. Two months ago, Minott had cancelled performances in Canada [...]

Former NBA Star Center Manute Bol Dies at 47

Former NBA Star Center Manute Bol Dies at 47

Manute Bol, one of the tallest players to step onto an NBA court at 7 foot 7 inches, died Saturday. An executive director of the Sudan Sunrise group said that Manute Bol died at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville. He was being treated for kidney trouble and a skin condition. An NBA player [...]

Firing Squad Executes Convict

Firing Squad Executes Convict

Ronnie Lee Gardner, a convicted murder, was executed Friday night in Utah via a 5 Person Firing Squad. The Utah Department of Corrections said that 49 year old Ronnie Lee Gardner has been put to rest by the use of a firing squad. He is only the 3rd person in 33 years to die in [...]

Country Music Legend Jimmy Dean Dies At 81

Country Music Legend Jimmy Dean Dies At 81

Country music artist and sausage entrepreneur Jimmy Dean died at his home in Varina, Virginia. Dean is known for his song “Big Bad John” which made it to #1 on both the country and pop charts in 1961 and was honored with a Grammy. He also wrote a song about John F. Kennedy’s command in [...]

Marvin Isley of Isley Bros. Dies at 56

Marvin Isley of Isley Bros. Dies at 56

Marvin Isley has died from complications of Diabetes, He passed away Sunday morning at the Seasons Hospice within West Memorial Hospital in Chicago Illinois. He is the youngest member of the soulful Isley Brothers R&B group. The three eldest brothers Isley is the original group formed in 1954. o’Kelly Jr., Rudolph and Ronald recorded the [...]


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