Preserving dead bodies for a living might seem weird or creepy or depressing. "But it's actually one of the most rewarding jobs in the world," says John "Jack" Mitchell IV, a sixth generation funeral ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I was a funeral director and embalmer for 11 years. I learned a lot about our bodies and death by doing my job. After an autopsy, ...

The typical entry-level credential is an associate or bachelor's degree from an accredited mortuary school. A death can feel ...

She’s young, she’s hip, and she’s not your father’s embalmer. (Well, actually, she might be.) She’s Jennifer Benson, a 32-year-old licensed funeral director at John L. Ziegenhein & Sons, and she ...

The bodies of all types of people probably come through Houston’s Memorial Mortuary and Crematory. However, when the remains of a sex offender came across the embalming table, one mortuary assistant ...