Yes Due to the Fragile Economy Funerals are crashing in Five Different ways.

Fragile Economy is Causing the Traditional Funeral to Crash
1.The Average cost of a Traditional Funeral is crashing down to cremation levels. 2. Some folks arecrashing funerals for their own entertainment or food. 3 Funerals are crashing because of Scandals. 4. Funeral Processional(car) crashing is up according to news reports. 5. Funerals are crashing down due to people eliminating choice options in their Funeral.
(1.) the average cost of a funeral in 2009-$8,500 USD- is crashing down to the average cost of cremation in 2009 -$1200 USD.
(2.) Folks are crashing Funerals. Recently a Lady crashed a funeral and was arrested for disturbing a funeral and disorderly conduct. What happened was far beyond crazy. Some folks are crashing funerals for funeral food.
(3.) Funerals are crashing because of Scandals. Specifically the IFDA and NPS Scandals.
(4.) Funerals are crashing cars due to a larger number of funeral procession car crashes.
(5.) The individual funeral is crashing because people are eliminating funeral choices. folks simply are leaving out limousines, hearses, expensive flowers and sometimes funeral services at church.
Funeral|Funeral Industry Blog by-your funeral guy -R.Brian Burkhardt