On Your Side Investigation: Victims get checks in prepaid funeral scheme

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Imagine being in your 50s and setting aside money for your funeral. Then decades later, finding out your funeral plan is a bust. All the money is gone. That’s exactly what happened to a woman in Springfield.

“I got that when I was young,” said Deloris Evans. “Thinking I was prepared.”

For nearly half a century, Deloris Evans thought her passing wouldn’t be a burden for her niece, Sheree. Decades ago, a woman was selling prepaid funerals in the neighborhood. Deloris says she paid $10 down and $10 a month until the account was $800…

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