Green coffins

CNN: 'Green funerals' feature biodegradable coffins.

I've always heard that the best and fastest way to compost is to occasionally turn the pile. Volunteers?

Old Guy Dies

From the Daily Mail: World's 'oldest' person dies aged 116 after putting his long life down to never marrying.

"However, he died before proof of his age was submitted to Guinness World Records."

Is there some reason his age cannot be verified after death?

MO Deaths: 1939

The Missouri State Archives has added scans of certificates from 1939 to the Missouri Death Certificate Database.