Peggy Scott Adams is a Grammy-nominated gospel singer and owner of the Robert L. Adams Mortuary in Compton, California, one of the few funeral homes in America that offers drive-thru open-casket displays. The Los Angeles Times profiled Adams this weekend and made a strangely entrancing video about her business.

You've got to hand it to that old ball-buster, Liz Taylor—she knew how to make an entrance. Taylor left specific instructions that she wanted to "be late for her own funeral," according to a family rep. So 15 minutes after the scheduled service time, pallbearers at Forest Lawn Memorial Park finally carried out the Cleopatra star in a casket "draped with gardenias, violets, and lily of the valley," where she was laid to rest in The Great Mausoleum—just a stone's throw from her longtime partner-in-crime, Michael Jackson.

Per his wishes, the ashes of Portuguese journalist Carlos Castro—who was apparently murdered by his very disturbed 20-year-old model lover—were scattered in a Times Square subway grate. In true New York fashion, it was probably illegal.

Westboro Baptist Church members won't protest murdered 9-year-old Christina Green's funeral, after all.

Arizona's government is fast-tracking a bill today that would make it illegal to protest or picket within 300 feet of funerals. It's a direct response to the Westboro Baptist idiots' plan to protest murdered 9-year-old Christina Green's funeral on Thursday.

Here's Fred Phelps, head of "God Hates (Everyone)" Westboro Baptist Church, vowing to protest the funerals of those killed in Saturday's Tucson shootings. Including nine-year-old Christina Green. What a powerful demonstration of America's unparalleled Constitutional freedoms. God bless you, psychos.

"Out of consideration for the family's privacy," Bernie Madoff says he won't seek permission to attend the funeral of his son Mark, who committed suicide Saturday. The investigations into Mark Madoff's role in the family fraud will continue.

[This Elvis impersonator was one of the people who came to say goodbye to Tony Curtis today at the star's funeral in Las Vegas. Image via AP]

[Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton and half of the U.S. Senate dutifully attend Sen. Robert Byrd's memorial service today at the Charleston, West Virginia state capitol. This is totally screwing up their four-day weekend plans. Image via AP]

The mortuary that was supposed to bury Gary Coleman this weekend tells TMZ the service is off. His ex-wife says it's because she's squabbling with his parents—the ones who squandered his childhood earnings—over the burial site.

The Supreme Court has agreed to rule on whether the father of a dead Marine can sue Westboro "God Hates Fags" Baptist Church of Stone Cold Psychos for protesting his son's funeral. Alternately, he could just punch them. [NYT]

[Kate Moss (pictured), Naomi Campbell, Daphne Guinness, and Stella McCartney joined McQueen's family for his funeral earlier today at St. Paul's church in London. All were in black, many were in McQueen. A fitting tribute, indeed. Image via Flynet]

Casey Johnson was buried in New Jersey earlier today. As you could have guessed, Tila Tequila wasn't invited to attend the private service. But that's probably just as well since she's been busy today launching her own record label. [NYDN]

Michael Jackson's death continues to form effortless metaphors for his life. At his private family funeral the remaining Jacksons were charged $35,000 for 'burial garments', $21,455 for food and $3682 for a framed picture, among other ludicrous inflations.

70 days after his death, Michael Jackson has finally been laid to rest. At once somber and extravagant, the event boasted sorrowful celebrities, a fleet of limousines, ushers dressed as cadets and even a conclusion of sorts.

The Kennedy clan reclaimed its place as the nation's premier royal family this week, thanks to Ted Kennedy's death and grand style funeral. But, like all royal crews, there's a rebel lurking within the massive family.

Ted Kennedy's funeral is underway, and so is the full court press barrage of media. Obama's delivering his remarks now. What do attendees, Twitter, Free Republic, and others have to say?

Andy Rooney—whose work we do not usually care for—was overcome with grief while delivering the eulogy at Walter Cronkite's funeral yesterday, and had to excuse himself after less than two minutes. It's god damn heartbreaking. A generation passes.

The way we die now: Utterly broke, so broke that our families are forced to bury us in the backyard, like a damn goldfish or something.

• Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Usher, Lionel Richie, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, John Mayer, and a truck full of elephants (left) will all on hand for the Michael Jackson's memorial service in LA later today. Debbie Rowe and Elizabeth Taylor will not be there, however. [Reuters, NYDN, People, Us]
• Several ladies from the Real Housewives of New York are demanding more cash before signing up for another season of the show. In addition to "six-figure deals," they're asking for clothing, hair and makeup allowances and "a promised amount of screen time." You're shocked by this, we're sure. [NYDN]
• In other Housewives news, it looks like LuAnn de Lesseps may be reuniting with her estranged husband, and Bethenny Frankel is engaged. [P6, Us]