In the past, a gravestone was a somber symbol of a life ended, usually engraved with only a few words: the name of the deceased and the dates of his or her birth and death. Well, ‘‘RIP'' is now RIP.

A "derogatory and racist expression" will be removed from the headstones of two music hall singers. But the gravestones of G H Elliott and Alice Banford, who both wore blackface, will return to the ...

VIENNA - The fabled Viennese fondness for fine funerals and “a schoene Leich” - a beautiful corpse - is about to get a modern twist. Digital technology is about to give Austrian gravestones the ...

You know that recipe your family requests at every holiday, potluck and birthday party? The one you’re famous for? What if you had it engraved on your tombstone? Some folks have done just that. “I ...

Balvinder Sopal has joked she wants Strictly Come Dancing engraved on her gravestone. The Eastenders actor, who is partnered with professional dancer Julian Caillon, spoke exclusively to The ...

A woman who follows recipes she'd found engraved on gravestones says the food she's rustled up is "to die for". Rosie Grant, 33, has so far whipped up 23 recipes and counting - including chocolate ...

Lawmakers from two House committees used Memorial Day weekend to call for the removal of gravestones from a military cemetery that are inscribed with Nazi symbols and sentiments. The four lawmakers ...

Police are investigating the disappearance of a gravestone from the Cavendish Community Cemetery. Usually when a family removes a stone to get it cleaned or re-engraved, they notify the cemetery's ...

This article has been updated to include a statement from the V.A. National Cemetery Administration. A nonprofit civil rights organization committed to preserving religious freedom in the military has ...