Civil rights hero Joseph Lowery, 98, who marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr and gave benediction at President Obama’s inauguration is laid to rest at private funeral in Atlanta Joseph Lowery, 98, died on March 27 in Atlanta from natural causes He worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. in the fight for civil rights … Read more
The family of Britain’s youngest coronavirus victim will not be able to attend his funeral today because they are in self-isolation after his brother and sister developed symptoms. Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, from Brixton, south London, died alone at King’s College Hospital in the early hours of Monday. Tragically, his mother and six siblings will now … Read more
Family of WWII hero and great-great-grandfather, 95, who lost his arm on D-Day can’t give him the funeral he deserves because of coronavirus lockdown Rex Blood was hit in the arm as his unit landed in Normandy in June 1944 He was amputated and survived cancer in the decades that followed Recently he was suffering … Read more
Traveller family ignore coronavirus social-distancing rules as 40 mourners attend funeral of community elder, 82 Family of 40 attend funeral of travelling community elder Alfred Loveridge Pictures show family members close together at cemetery in Upwell, Norfolk It appears to breach social distancing guidelines to keep 2ft apart from others Government also advises funeral attendees … Read more
Delivery of 5,000 URNS to funeral home in coronavirus epicentre Wuhan raises fears China is underplaying nation’s official 3,300 death toll China has partially lifted the lockdown on Wuhan where the virus originated The country has reported 3,300 deaths and has been overtaken by US and Italy But locals have reported thousands of funeral urns … Read more
Funerals are still allowed under the government’s new guidelines but some adjustments have been made. Can I still arrange a funeral? Funerals should continue as normally as possible. However, individual councils, crematoriums and funeral homes may have imposed their own guidelines. In general, families are being asked to consider restricting attendance to ‘close family members’ … Read more
Nia Vardalos was unable to attend her father’s funeral ‘because of social distancing’ amid coronavirus pandemic By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 23:42 GMT, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 00:59 GMT, 22 March 2020 Nia Vardalos has revealed she was unable to travel to attend her father Constantine’s funeral due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 57-year-old actress … Read more
Conor McGregor attended the funeral of his late aunt in Dublin today after clarifying she was not a victim of coronavirus. The UFC star, 31, was joined by his long-term partner Dee Devlin as they honoured the life of Anne Moore alongside 100 mourners during a mass service. Over the weekend, the Irish mixed martial artist paid … Read more
Caroline Flack’s mother Christine has revealed details of the private funeral held for the star last week, after she took her own life. The Love Island host’s funeral took place on Tuesday March 10 at Greenacres at Colney, near Norwich, a ceremonial park set in a 16 acre forest. Speaking to local newspaper The Eastern Daily Press, … Read more
An Italian town at the centre of the coronavirus pandemic is holding burials every half an hour after 146 people died there in a week. The mortuary at the local hospital in Bergamo, Lombardy, is full, with bodies kept in churches while awaiting burial. It comes as Begona Gomez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro … Read more