In his latest blog posting, Rick Crume points out that funeral homes are a neglected gold mine for genealogists, and I couldn't agree more. Check out this quote from me in a Wall Street Journal article that appeared last October 10th:
Unfortunately, there have been a lot of mergers, buyouts and consolidations in the funeral industry in the U.S. over the last decade or so, but there are still plenty of funeral homes that have been around for decades. And even those that have merged (look for the telltale snippet of the name of an old funeral home as part of a current-day one), often retain the records from the one(s) they absorbed.
Definitely worth a shot if you haven't already tried this resource. But please be respectful of the directors. We don't want to wear out our welcome!