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Patricia Jo Ralph, funeral director at T.M. Ralph Funeral Homes in Plantation, Florida, vacuums around a casket, April 3, 2009. The funeral industry is suffering in the recession as people choose cheaper services or cremation. Some funeral homes are cutting costs by doing things themselves. (Lilly Echeverria/Miami Herald/MCT) Patricia Jo Ralph, funeral director at T.M. Ralph Funeral Homes in Plantation, Florida, vacuums around a casket, April 3, 2009. The funeral industry is suffering in the recession as people choose cheaper services or cremation. Some funeral homes are cutting costs by doing things themselves. (Lilly Echeverria/Miami Herald/MCT)
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