Originally, “tombstone” was “adapted by the English language in the mid-1500s and was used to describe the lid of a stone ...

In the past, a gravestone was a somber symbol of a life ended, usually engraved with only a few words: the name of the deceased and the dates of his or her birth and death. Well, ‘‘RIP'' is now RIP.

It's a super sweet way for the family of Kathryn Andrews — who went by "Kay" — to remember her: Before she died in 2019, Kay requested her go-to fudge recipe be engraved on her gravestone. Kay's ...