http://www.mail.com/subjects/2504-funerals-memorial-services.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/2504-funerals-memorial-services.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1763416-cowboys-to-practice-memorial-service.html IRVING, Texas (AP) — The corner locker assigned to Jerry Brown at the Dallas Cowboys facility remained untouched Wednesday. A day after a private memorial service for Brown, the practice squad member killed in a car accident involving a teammate, his Cowboys helmet hung on a hook below a shelf with several pairs of cleats. Towels marked with his No. 53 we... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1763416-cowboys-to-practice-memorial-service.html 2012-12-13T08:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762020-mourners-gather-funeral-chiefs-belcher.html DIX HILLS, N.Y. (AP) — Jovan Belcher was remembered Wednesday for the accomplishments of a life that ended so suddenly and violently. Several hundred mourners gathered for the Kansas City Chiefs linebacker's funeral near his hometown on Long Island. The 25-year-old Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend on Dec. 1, then drove to the Chiefs' practice facili... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762020-mourners-gather-funeral-chiefs-belcher.html 2012-12-13T01:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758604-tnt-funeral-coming-jr-ewing-dallas.html NEW YORK (AP) — J.R. Ewing will get a send-off with a proper funeral on "Dallas." TNT begins the second season of its "Dallas" revival next month. The network said Tuesday that it will hold a funeral for Larry Hagman's memorable character at some point in the 15-episode season but that it hasn't been filmed or scheduled yet. Hagman died at age 81 over the... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1758604-tnt-funeral-coming-jr-ewing-dallas.html 2012-12-11T17:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1754872-cowboys-involved-fatal-wreck-were-close-friends.html IRVING, Texas (AP) — Josh Brent and Jerry Brown met in college, forming a close, unshakeable bond. Having realized his NFL dream, Brent was trying to help his roommate do the same. But Brent wasn't starting on Dallas' defensive line when the Cowboys kicked off in Cincinnati on Sunday. He was in jail, accused of driving drunk and causing a fatal accident t... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1754872-cowboys-involved-fatal-wreck-were-close-friends.html 2012-12-09T23:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1754852-tragedy-rocks-nfls-regularly-scheduled-world.html The games go on. For the second straight weekend, tragedy rocked the regularly scheduled world of the NFL. It left families, friends, teammates and coaching staffs grieving over yet another senseless loss of life. It also left the league facing questions not only about efforts to safeguard players on the field but whether it's doing enough to help them st... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 21:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1754852-tragedy-rocks-nfls-regularly-scheduled-world.html 2012-12-09T21:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1749792-relative-woman-slain-chiefs-player-brought-joy.html BLUE RIDGE, Texas (AP) — The slain girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher was a loyal friend who brought joy to others with her smiles and laughter, a relative said Thursday at a memorial service for the woman. Belcher fatally shot 22-year-old Kasandra Perkins on Saturday at the Kansas City home they shared with their 3-month-old daught... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1749792-relative-woman-slain-chiefs-player-brought-joy.html 2012-12-06T23:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1745880-chiefs-players-pay-respects-to-belcher-service.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Heads bowed, somber past and present Kansas City Chiefs players turned out Wednesday for a memorial service for teammate Jovan Belcher, who killed his girlfriend and then himself over the weekend. Belcher fatally shot 22-year-old Kasandra Perkins on Saturday at the Kansas City home they shared with their 3-month-old daughter, Zoey.... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1745880-chiefs-players-pay-respects-to-belcher-service.html 2012-12-06T00:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1736586-funeral-held-boxer-macho-camacho-nyc.html NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds mourned Hector Camacho on Saturday in the landmark East Harlem church the fighter attended as a boy, and hundreds more cheered and shouted "Macho!" when his coffin was carried out and loaded into a hearse afterward. "Hector lived the American dream, to come from simple beginnings and to be known by thousands of people," the Rev. F... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 05:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1736586-funeral-held-boxer-macho-camacho-nyc.html 2012-12-02T05:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1717740-hemsley-remembered-friends-family-funeral.html EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Friends and family remembered actor Sherman Hemsley at his funeral Wednesday in Texas by showing video clips of him as George Jefferson, the TV role that was his best known. About 150 people attended the service at Cielo Vista Church in El Paso. Hemsley, 74, died of lung cancer on July 24, but a fight over his estate delayed his buri... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 02:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1717740-hemsley-remembered-friends-family-funeral.html 2012-11-22T02:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1713464-indiana-explosion-investigated-homicide.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The house explosion that killed two people and destroyed several homes in an Indianapolis neighborhood is now being investigated as a homicide, authorities said, though no suspects have been named. Indianapolis Homeland Security Director Gary Coons announced the criminal investigation Monday evening, shortly after a funeral was held fo... Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1713464-indiana-explosion-investigated-homicide.html 2012-11-20T13:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1711998-hundreds-attend-funeral-indy-blast-victims.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of people turned out Monday for the funerals of a couple killed in an Indianapolis explosion — a teacher remembered for knitting gifts for her students and her electronics expert husband who was a gardener and nature lover. There's no way to understand the deaths of 34-year-old John Dion Longworth and 36-year-old Jennifer Long... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1711998-hundreds-attend-funeral-indy-blast-victims.html 2012-11-19T20:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1709112-big-funeral-indias-hindu-extremist-leader.html MUMBAI, India (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of grieving supporters thronged the streets of Mumbai on Sunday for the funeral of Bal Thackeray, a Hindu extremist leader linked to waves of mob violence against Muslims and migrant workers in India. Nearly 20,000 policemen were on hand because of the violent history of the group. The mourners, however, remained... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1709112-big-funeral-indias-hindu-extremist-leader.html 2012-11-18T12:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1706238-eisenhower-memorial-approval-delayed-2013.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Plans to build a national memorial honoring President Dwight D. Eisenhower will be delayed into next year as the World War II general's family continues to object to a design by architect Frank Gehry. A review of the memorial design was left off the December agenda Friday for the National Capital Planning Commission, which must approve t... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1706238-eisenhower-memorial-approval-delayed-2013.html 2012-11-16T20:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1689380-bulgarians-bid-farewell-to-patriarch-maxim.html SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Thousands of people have joined funeral proceedings in Sofia for Patriarch Maxim, who was at the helm of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church for more than four decades. The 98-year-old patriarch died Tuesday of heart failure at a Sofia hospital. The government has declared Friday a day of mourning. Church elders held funeral prayers Frida... Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1689380-bulgarians-bid-farewell-to-patriarch-maxim.html 2012-11-09T12:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1688976-year-lavish-funeral-savile-myth-ruins.html LONDON (AP) — At Jimmy Savile's funeral, a year ago Friday, the priest delivering the homily was emphatic: the DJ and television host "can face eternal life with confidence." Hundreds of people packed a cathedral for Savile's funeral Mass, thousands paid their respects at his coffin, and people from Prince Charles to the Bee Gees sent condolences. He was ... Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1688976-year-lavish-funeral-savile-myth-ruins.html 2012-11-09T07:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1682046-thousands-mourn-nireland-prison-guard-slain-ira.html COOKSTOWN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Thousands of mourners lined the main street of a central Northern Ireland town Tuesday to bid farewell to a prison officer slain by Irish Republican Army militants, the first killing of a guard in nearly two decades — and a reminder that the British territory's peace is not yet complete. David Black, 52, was shot several... Tue, 06 Nov 2012 15:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1682046-thousands-mourn-nireland-prison-guard-slain-ira.html 2012-11-06T15:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1661132-hundreds-goodbye-funeral-slain-nj-girl.html GLASSBORO, N.J. (AP) — Hundreds of mourners who packed a church Saturday to say goodbye to a 12-year-old who police say was killed by two teenage brothers were urged to do good works in her memory and dwell not so much on why she died so young but how she lived. People lined up from morning until afternoon for Autumn Pasquale's wake at Our Lady of Lourdes... Sun, 28 Oct 2012 01:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1661132-hundreds-goodbye-funeral-slain-nj-girl.html 2012-10-28T01:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1657734-mcgovern-celebrated-conscience-nation.html SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — George McGovern made history with his loss of the 1972 presidential election in a historic landslide, but he was praised Friday for galvanizing the Democratic party's liberal wing and inspiring a new generation to take up his causes. At his funeral, friends and colleagues remembered McGovern as an early critic of the Vietnam War, ... Sat, 27 Oct 2012 02:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1657734-mcgovern-celebrated-conscience-nation.html 2012-10-27T02:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1654584-biden-mcgovern-modern-democratic-party-father.html SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — In a stirring tribute Thursday to former Sen. George McGovern, Vice President Joe Biden hailed the one-time presidential nominee as the "father of the modern Democratic Party" for his forceful stand against the Vietnam War and for helping open the party to more women, young people and minorities. Biden's 25-minute reflection cappe... Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1654584-biden-mcgovern-modern-democratic-party-father.html 2012-10-26T00:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1645924-services-announced-sen-george-mcgovern.html SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Services have been set for former South Dakota Sen. George McGovern. A public viewing is planned for 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Sioux Falls. Members of the McGovern family will be at the viewing from 5 to 6 p.m. A prayer service will follow at 6:30 p.m. at the church. ... Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1645924-services-announced-sen-george-mcgovern.html 2012-10-21T21:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1644888-funeral-slain-lebanon-official-ends-clashes.html BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese security forces unleashed a barrage of gunfire and tear gas in central Beirut on Sunday to disperse hundreds of protesters trying to storm the government headquarters after the funeral of a top Lebanese intelligence official killed by a car bomb. The speedy ignition of the protests demonstrated the flammability of the country's divi... Sun, 21 Oct 2012 16:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1644888-funeral-slain-lebanon-official-ends-clashes.html 2012-10-21T16:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1635458-cambodians-streets-to-ex-kings-body.html PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The body of Cambodia's late King Norodom Sihanouk returned to his homeland Wednesday, welcomed by hundreds of thousands of mourners who packed tree-lined roads in the Southeast Asian nation's capital ahead of the royal funeral. Sihanouk, 89, died Monday of a heart attack in Beijing, where he had been receiving medical treatment... Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1635458-cambodians-streets-to-ex-kings-body.html 2012-10-17T13:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1635650-funeral-specters-roots-fueled-centrism-tenacity.html NARBERTH, Pa. (AP) — Friends and colleagues of former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter trace his centrist political views to a childhood spent in the only Jewish family in Russell, Kan. There, Specter learned tolerance and tenacity, skills they said he honed as he crossed party lines and served 30 years in the U.S. Senate, longer than anyone from his adopted home ... Wed, 17 Oct 2012 05:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1635650-funeral-specters-roots-fueled-centrism-tenacity.html 2012-10-17T05:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1635168-than-2000-attend-slain-colo-girls-memorial.html ARVADA, Colo. (AP) — More than 2,000 family members, friends, neighbors and others gathered Tuesday to remember a 10-year-old suburban Denver girl who was abducted on her way to school and killed. As the public memorial for Jessica Ridgeway was held, the search for her killer continued, with multiple agencies checking leads and asking for more tips. Westm... Wed, 17 Oct 2012 01:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1635168-than-2000-attend-slain-colo-girls-memorial.html 2012-10-17T01:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1633056-friends-memorialize-ex-sen-arlen-specter-pa.html NARBERTH, Pa. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter was an "irreplaceable" force who approached politics — and life — with grit and determination, a who's who of politicians and others said Tuesday at the longtime senator's funeral. "I've never seen as much undaunted courage as Arlen had — both physically and politically. He believed he could change the w... Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1633056-friends-memorialize-ex-sen-arlen-specter-pa.html 2012-10-16T21:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1634090-appeals-court-town-restrict-funeral-protests.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis suburb can enforce a funeral protest ordinance aimed at preventing picketing by an anti-gay Kansas church, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling reverses a previous ruling by a three-judge panel of the court. The panel ruling last year prohibited the St. Louis County town of Manche... Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1634090-appeals-court-town-restrict-funeral-protests.html 2012-10-16T16:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1632196-yankees-manager-girardi-attends-fathers-funeral.html PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Jerry Girardi was memorialized Monday as a dedicated laborer who built the ranch-style Illinois home where he raised five highly successful children — two doctors, a math professor, an accountant and New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi. The Yankees manager, who attended the funeral service during an off day in the American League Cham... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/1632196-yankees-manager-girardi-attends-fathers-funeral.html 2012-10-15T19:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1624876-threat-looms-bali-bombing-10th-anniversary.html BALI, Indonesia (AP) — A decade after twin bombs killed scores of tourists partying at two nightclubs on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, survivors and victims' families on Friday braved a fresh terrorism threat to remember those lost to the tragedy. Security was tight with more than 2,000 police and military, including snipers, deployed to guard the me... Fri, 12 Oct 2012 05:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1624876-threat-looms-bali-bombing-10th-anniversary.html 2012-10-12T05:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1616518-correction-border-shooting-story.html SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — In a story Oct. 8 about the funeral of a Border Patrol agent, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a horse-drawn carriage carried the agent's coffin to the funeral. Horses led the funeral procession, but the coffin was transported in a vehicle. A corrected version of the story is below: Border agent remembered as lovin... Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1616518-correction-border-shooting-story.html 2012-10-09T22:03:00Z