Tag: FUNERALS

Talmadge East: Grief arrives with an inventory

We are obliged to cherish the living while they remain in reach, to honor the ones who had a hand in the making of us, and to keep carrying them on the short walk to the graveside – and in our memory for the long walk.

Sean of the South: A funeral runs through it

I can either look to the old year, staring at all the crap strewn behind me, and bid the old me a tearful goodbye. Or I can say hello to what comes next.

Mobile police officer wants to bury 'n-word' with real funeral services across city

Sgt. John Young with Mobile Police Department has always been outspoken about things he is passionate about. Just one year ago, he went viral online after speaking at a press conference about youth violence in the city of Mobile, particularly within the black community.

Funerals to be held this week at church where 3 were shot and killed

Funerals for three people killed by a gunman during a church potluck dinner in Alabama will be held this week, the church's pastor said Monday.