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  <xs:element id="csv_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsReturnedForPayrollTaxes" abstract="false" name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsReturnedForPayrollTaxes" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="csv_CashPaidForInterestAndFinancingCosts" abstract="false" name="CashPaidForInterestAndFinancingCosts" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType"/>
  <xs:element id="csv_FuneralAndCemeteryServicesMember" abstract="true" name="FuneralAndCemeteryServicesMember" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="dtr-types:domainItemType"/>
</xs:schema>
