cremation

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A county court hearing in May 2024 highlighted Bush had debts amounting to almost £55,000, including to local councils for unpaid cremation and burial fees.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The process is used in other countries around the world and was chosen as the cremation method of anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Remains can be returned to next of kin, as ashes are following cremation.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Morgan attended Jensen-Lee's funeral and cremation on 24 May, 2024.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

They hounded him even after death — the state confiscated his ashes after his cremation.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela