We also meet a black mortician named Ragsdale who explains why black undertakers traditionally have been looked up to, even admired, in their communities in contrast to their white counterparts.

The Monroe woman is a funeral director for Hamilton Funeral Homes and a trainer for the National Funeral Directors Association. She's part of a wave of younger, female morticians sweeping the industry ...

Fish belly pale in a dour black suit, the grim mortician was about as pleasant as dental surgery, which made him a perfect fit for his role as the eerie spokesman for The Demon from Death Valley.