Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
For most of the United States' history, the most common way to handle human remains was burial. Today though, more than 60 percent of people choose cremation. The Missouri Crematory played a huge role in changing how St. Louisans, and even the rest of the Western United States think about death and remains. And today, the Missouri Crematory offers an even newer funerary method: Aquamation or alkaline hydrolysis.
For most of the United States' history, the most common way to handle human remains was burial. Today though, more than 60 percent of people choose cremation. The Missouri Crematory played a huge role in changing how St. Louisans, and even the rest of the Western United States think about death and remains. And today, the Missouri Crematory offers an even newer funerary method: Aquamation or alkaline hydrolysis.
