People often don’t like to consider their death or that of a loved one, but it’s an issue everyone will confront at some point. Cremation has become increasingly popular in Kentucky and the nation.

More people are turning to cremation (59.7%) rather than burials (35.7%), according to the National Funeral Directors Association’s 2022 report. The average cost of a burial is $7,848 compared to ...

If approved, it would give people a new alternative to burial or cremation for the first time in more than a century.

Water cremation is a relatively new way of processing human remains that has a smaller carbon footprint than flame cremation and is less expensive than burial. Water cremation does use more water than ...