Lila Blanks is comforted by her friend Nikki Wyatt, her son Brandon Danas, 17, and her daughter Bryanna Danas, 14, as she reacts by the casket of her husband, Gregory Blanks, 50, who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), ahead of his funeral in San Felipe, Texas, U.S., January 26, 2021. Blanks ran a heating and air conditioning business in the Houston area. He was a huge fan of the Dallas Cowboys football team. In keeping with current restrictions to prevent infections, only a limited number of family and friends were able to attend the burial at San Felipe Community Cemetery. Clad in a face mask sporting the logo of her husband's company, Blanks' wife Lila solemnly watched as some of Pryor's workers lowered the casket into the ground. "We need to all do what we need to do to get over it," she said. "So it'll be over and we don't keep burying our husbands, our children, our mothers, our fathers." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Chuck Pryor, the funeral director of Pryority Funeral Experience, wheels the casket of Dwight Morgan, 52, who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), to the plot where he will be buried at Earthman Resthaven Cemetery in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 2, 2021. As the virus showed no sign of releasing its grip and deaths mounted over the summer and in the fall, exhausted workers at Pryority Funeral Experience fell ill while others quit. "People quit because they mentally can't handle it," Pryor said. "I pray God, - just give me strength... I want to run away right now, to be honest ... I'm concerned about myself breaking down so I just ask God to help me." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Devonzic Clark, the operational technician at Pryority Funeral Experience, wears protective gloves and a face mask as he removes the body of a person who died of causes unrelated to COVID-19, from a hospital, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Houston, Texas, U.S., January 30, 2021. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Chuck Pryor, the funeral director of Pryority Funeral Experience, wears a protective face-mask as he poses for a portrait while making preparations ahead of a funeral, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 2, 2021. As the virus showed no sign of releasing its grip and deaths mounted over the summer and in the fall, exhausted workers at Pryority Funeral Experience fell ill while others quit. "People quit because they mentally can't handle it," Pryor said. "I pray God, - just give me strength... I want to run away right now, to be honest ... I'm concerned about myself breaking down so I just ask God to help me." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Chuck Pryor, the funeral director of Pryority Funeral Experience, wears a protective face mask as he picks up the body of a person who died of causes unrelated to COVID-19, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 12, 2021. As the virus showed no sign of releasing its grip and deaths mounted over the summer and in the fall, exhausted workers at Pryority Funeral Experience fell ill while others quit. "People quit because they mentally can't handle it," Pryor said. "I pray God, - just give me strength... I want to run away right now, to be honest ... I'm concerned about myself breaking down so I just ask God to help me." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Chuck Pryor, the funeral director of Pryority Funeral Experience, and Keith Stephens make room for additional caskets, which are being delivered and will be placed in Pryor's storage unit, as the country continues to see its death count rise during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 4, 2021. Pryor, who wants to stock up on caskets and ensure he has enough to accommodate demand as caskets grow scarce during the pandemic, said he had never been as busy as during the pandemic. The deaths the funeral home handled in 2020 were more than double those he would see in a normal year. "I do pace myself and I do turn people down because I can only do so much." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Samantha Emanuel reacts while viewing the body of her father, Samuel Emanuel Jr., 55, who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a private viewing held for the family at Pryority Funeral Experience, in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Chuck Pryor, the funeral director of Pryority Funeral Experience, prepares a casket for a man who is suspected to have died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Shabaac Morgan holds on to the arm of her son, Marcel, as they leave the funeral of her husband and Marcel's father Dwight Morgan, 52, who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at St. Paul AME Church in Houston, Texas, U.S., January 30, 2021. Shabaac's motorcycle club, the Steel Heels, arrived to the funeral on their bikes to show their support. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Lila Blanks reacts next to the casket of her husband, Gregory Blanks, 50, who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), ahead of his funeral in San Felipe, Texas, U.S., January 26, 2021. Blanks ran a heating and air conditioning business in the Houston area. He was a huge fan of the Dallas Cowboys football team. In keeping with current restrictions to prevent infections, only a limited number of family and friends were able to attend the burial at San Felipe Community Cemetery. Clad in a face mask sporting the logo of her husband's company, Blanks' wife Lila solemnly watched as some of Pryor's workers lowered the casket into the ground. "We need to all do what we need to do to get over it," she said. "So it'll be over and we don't keep burying our husbands, our children, our mothers, our fathers." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Pallbearers carry the casket of Gregory Blanks, 50, who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), to the plot where he will be buried next to his parents at San Felipe Community Cemetery in San Felipe, Texas, U.S., January 26, 2021. Blanks ran a heating and air conditioning business in the Houston area. He was a huge fan of the Dallas Cowboys football team. In keeping with current restrictions to prevent infections, only a limited number of family and friends were able to attend the burial at San Felipe Community Cemetery. The pallbearers wore blue to the burial to honor Blanks' love for the Dallas Cowboys. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Chuck Pryor, the funeral director of Pryority Funeral Experience, hops down from the bed of a truck, which holds the casket of Gregory Blanks, 50, who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), ahead of Blanks' funeral in San Felipe, Texas, U.S., January 26, 2021. Blanks ran a heating and air conditioning business in the Houston area. He was a huge fan of the Dallas Cowboys football team. In keeping with current restrictions to prevent infections, only a limited number of family and friends were able to attend the burial at San Felipe Community Cemetery. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Workers prepare for the burial of Gregory Blanks, 50, who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at San Felipe Community Cemetery in San Felipe, Texas, U.S., January 26, 2021. Blanks ran a heating and air conditioning business in the Houston area. He was a huge fan of the Dallas Cowboys football team. In keeping with current restrictions to prevent infections, only a limited number of family and friends were able to attend the burial at San Felipe Community Cemetery. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Family and friends gather for the graveside burial service of Gregory Blanks, 50, who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at San Felipe Community Cemetery in San Felipe, Texas, U.S., January 26, 2021. Blanks ran a heating and air conditioning business in the Houston area. He was a huge fan of the Dallas Cowboys football team. In keeping with current restrictions to prevent infections, only a limited number of family and friends were able to attend the burial at San Felipe Community Cemetery. The Blanks family chose to host an outdoor service to prevent the spread of COVID-19. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Helen Tyler wears a mask while holding a blue rose at the funeral of her nephew Gregory Blanks, 50, who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in San Felipe, Texas, U.S., January 26, 2021. Blanks ran a heating and air conditioning business in the Houston area. He was a huge fan of the Dallas Cowboys football team. In keeping with current restrictions to prevent infections, only a limited number of family and friends were able to attend the burial at San Felipe Community Cemetery. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Bryanna Danas, 14, pays her respects at the burial site of her father, Gregory Blanks, 50, who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), following his funeral at San Felipe Community Cemetery in San Felipe, Texas, U.S., January 26, 2021. Blanks ran a heating and air conditioning business in the Houston area. He was a huge fan of the Dallas Cowboys football team. In keeping with current restrictions to prevent infections, only a limited number of family and friends were able to attend the burial at San Felipe Community Cemetery. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Veterans attend the funeral of a man who died of causes unrelated to COVID-19, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

The funeral of a man who died of causes unrelated to COVID-19, is live-streamed, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 2, 2021. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Members of the Steel Heels Women's Motorcycle Club arrive at the funeral for Dwight Morgan, 52, who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at St. Paul AME Church in Houston, Texas, U.S., January 30, 2021. Morgan's wife, Shabaac, is a member of the Steel Heels. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Family and friends sit in socially distanced rows at the funeral of Dwight Morgan, 52, who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at St. Paul AME Church in Houston, Texas, U.S., January 30, 2021. Each attendee had their temperature checked and was asked to use hand sanitizer upon arrival to the church. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Almika and Chuck Pryor, the funeral directors of Pryority Funeral Experience, pick out an outfit for a person who died of causes unrelated to COVID-19, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Chuck Pryor, the funeral director of Pryority Funeral Experience, works from his storage unit which has power, as he deals with power outages due to winter weather during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Almika Pryor, the funeral director of Pryority Funeral Experience, works from the car as she and her husband, Chuck, deal with power outages due to winter weather during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Chuck Pryor, the funeral director of Pryority Funeral Experience, checks on his funeral home as the state of Texas experiences widespread power outages and record-breaking temperatures during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 16, 2021. Pryor said he had never been as busy as during the pandemic. The deaths the funeral home handled in 2020 were more than double those he would see in a normal year. "I do pace myself and I do turn people down because I can only do so much." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Mitchell Hodges and Devonzic Clark, the operational technician at Pryority Funeral Experience, carry a flower arrangement to a hearse, ahead of the funeral for Samuel Emanuel Jr., 55, who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Steven Spruiells and Chuck Pryor, the funeral director of Pryority Funeral Experience, unload empty caskets that will be stored at Pryor storage unit in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 4, 2021. Pryor, who wants to stock up on caskets and ensure he has enough to accommodate demand as caskets grow scarce during the pandemic, said he had never been as busy as during the pandemic. The deaths the funeral home handled in 2020 were more than double those he would see in a normal year. "I do pace myself and I do turn people down because I can only do so much." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Devonzic Clark, the operational technician at Pryority Funeral Experience, makes preparations ahead of two funerals as the country continues to see its death count rise during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Bria Emanuel, 27, touches the body of her father, Samuel Emanuel Jr., 55, who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a private viewing held for the family at Pryority Funeral Experience in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Bridgette Emanuel and Samantha Emanuel offer words of comfort to Jasiah Beckles, 9, as he views the body of his grandfather, Samuel Emanuel Jr., who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a private viewing held for the family at Pryority Funeral Experience, in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 11, 2021. "It feels wrong just leaving him here, I feel like he should be coming home with us," said Bridgette. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Bridgette Emanuel sits with her grandson, Jasiah Beckles, 9, as Almika Pryor, the funeral director of Pryority Funeral Experience, stands behind them during a private family viewing for Bridgette's husband, Samuel Emanuel Jr., who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Pryority Funeral Experience, in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 11, 2021. Almika Pryor was also the cousin of Samuel Emanuel Jr. "It feels wrong just leaving him here, I feel like he should be coming home with us," said Bridgette. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Samuel Emanuel reacts at the funeral of his son Samuel Emanuel Jr., 55, who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Fifth Ward Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 13, 2021. Emanuel spoke at the funeral and said that no parent ever thinks that they'll have to bury their child. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Family and friends gather for the funeral of Samuel Emanuel Jr., 55, who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Fifth Ward Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

A pallbearer holds a program as family and friends gather for the funeral of Samuel Emanuel Jr., 55, who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Fifth Ward Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 13, 2021. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Chuck Pryor, the funeral director of Pryority Funeral Experience, picks up an outfit that a person who died of causes unrelated to COVID-19, will wear to their funeral, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in San Felipe, Texas, U.S., February 12, 2021. As the virus showed no sign of releasing its grip and deaths mounted over the summer and in the fall, exhausted workers at Pryority Funeral Experience fell ill while others quit. "People quit because they mentally can't handle it," Pryor said. "I pray God, - just give me strength... I want to run away right now, to be honest ... I'm concerned about myself breaking down so I just ask God to help me." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Lila Blanks makes a phone call to her insurance company following the death of her husband, Gregory Blanks, who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at her home in San Felipe, Texas, U.S., February 12, 2021. Blanks ran a heating and air conditioning business in the Houston area. He was a huge fan of the Dallas Cowboys football team. In keeping with current restrictions to prevent infections, only a limited number of family and friends were able to attend the burial at San Felipe Community Cemetery. Clad in a face mask sporting the logo of her husband's company, Blanks' wife Lila solemnly watched as some of Pryor's workers lowered the casket into the ground. "We need to all do what we need to do to get over it," she said. "So it'll be over and we don't keep burying our husbands, our children, our mothers, our fathers." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES 

Jasiah Beckles, 9, is comforted by his mother, Lauren Ashley Emanuel, at the funeral of his grandfather Samuel Emanuel Jr., 55, who died from complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Fifth Ward Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 13, 2021. The family wore blue to the funeral and placed a crown on Emanuel's head before closing his casket. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "FUNERALS O'HARE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES