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