Fred Phelps

I've heard the reason they aren't doing a funeral has nothing to do with the protestors. Instead, he was excommunicated from the church he created and basically died alone in hospice. Supposedly his nutty church threatened the members with excommunication if they visited him.

Which i think is fantastic. Given that i'm an atheist and don't buy into any of that hell nonsense from the getgo, i can think of no better punishment than for someone to start a sick little cult and only to have it turn on him during his most vulnerable time of existence.