Exhibit 99.1



                           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                            18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


           In connection with the Quarterly Report of Royal Casket Distribution
           Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended
           September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange
           Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Don A. Paradiso,
           Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
           U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
           2002, that to my knowledge:


(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and (2) The information contained in the
Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and
results of operations of the Company.


                                         By:  /s/ DON A. PARADISO
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                                              Don A. Paradiso
                                              Chief Executive Officer
                                              September 13, 2002