Stories of humor, humility and whiskey filled D.C.’s National Cathedral as loved ones remembered the trailblazing scientist ...

In his latest “Reflections” column, Pastor Michael J. Brooks looks back on the wit and wisdom of his late mentor, Pastor Jim ...

I had my first good laugh only a day after my father-in-law died. Gary’s alcoholism had blown apart everything good around him, including his relationship with his son Jason, my husband. For years, ...

It happens every TV season: Perfect role meets perfect actor – and disaster ensues. When I heard that cuckoo comic Howie Mandel was going to play a goofy funeral director in the Fox sitcom Good Grief, ...

Hundreds gathered at Plymouth Church in Des Moines to honor Bill Knapp, a visionary businessman and founder of Iowa Realty, ...

For a man who worked in the most somber of industries, Meade Vernon Rowe Sr. had a special knack for making people laugh. Rowe often projected his serious side as a businessman and devoted family man, ...

Humor to the end. I have this friend in Melbourne. Friends call her Gabriella. Nice lady. Funny. Got a million stories. Mostly true – from her own experience – on every subject under the sun, moon, ...

Despite our penchant for gross-out comedies, Americans do not have a monopoly on bad taste. Take "Death at a Funeral" -- please. Set in England, performed by Brits and directed by Frank Oz, an ...

WASHINGTON – Former Sen. Alan Simpson drew laughter from the gathered dignitaries Wednesday as he remembered some of the lighter moments from the time he spent over the years with his friend George ...

When Rabbi Roy Walter was asked to eulogize Lester Smith, a well-known oil man and philanthropist who died last Thursday at age 76, two seemingly impossible scenarios came to mind. First, Rabbi Walter ...

RALEIGH -- When you head inside the City of Oaks Funeral Home and Cremations on Green Road in north Raleigh, it's clear immediately that it's not a typical funeral parlor. The business offers more ...