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FINAL WISHES ▲
instructions that they live in Chicago,
Manhattan or San Francisco, so they
could be exposed to the arts and
architecture that such cities offer.
WOMEN TROUBLE
But one man who was the complete
opposite of The Hunger Games star
was T M Zink, a lawyer from the
American state of Iowa, who died in
1930. He had such a strong disdain
for women that he wanted his savings
to be used to establish a library that
would allow no works by female
authors or artists, and would prohibit
female patrons. Mr Zink's daughter
successfully challenged the will and,
happily, the female-free learning zone
was never built.
If you think that's strange, get ready
for the Burbank family from New
Orleans, whose deceased mother went
to her own funeral in 2014.
Mum Miriam, who had lived her
life to the max, 'joined' mourners at
the funeral home, sitting at a table,
glamorously dressed, with beer,
whisky and cigarettes to hand.
WORDS: FIONA WALSH, IMAGES: SHUTTERSTOCK, *SOURCE: WILCOX
LIMOUSINES SURVEY COMPLETED BY 198 FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
THE FUNNY SIDE
Closer to home, 30-year-old John
Smith from Halifax in Yorkshire was
given a fitting send-off.
As he was huge fan of Only Fools
And Horses, his father arranged a
'cushty' funeral with a hearse version
of the iconic Reliant Regal threewheeler carrying John's coffin and
played the theme music while the
bereaved left the church.
In true Trotter style, the exhaust fell
off the van and began dragging and
clanking along the ground, and the
CD kept sticking. Fortunately, the
family saw the funny side.
While researching an article for
The Guardian on how to organise
a funeral, broadcaster Emma Freud
asked people on Twitter if they knew
of any good coffin-topper ideas.
One response came from comedian
Dom Joly: his friend had a bowl of
houmous, as it was his favourite food.
A hat-loving lady had her best
headwear placed on top and the rest
of her millinery collection hung at the
ends of each pew in the church.
Recollections of unusual funeral
decorations from Twitter users
GLORIA
SAYS
'Speaking
about your
funeral to
loved ones
should be
done in a
jocular way,
as it's still
quite a taboo
subject.
Perhaps
if you see
something
you like
when you
are out with
family, such
as flowers,
say "Hey,
I'd love
those at my
funeral".'
DON'T BE AFRAID
TO COMMUNICATE
YOUR PREFERRED
FUNERAL PLANS
included a coffin carrying knitted
flowers - as the deceased couldn't
stand waste - bananas, a bottle of
Guinness and a bag of crisps.
In most countries, it's common for
a person to be buried or cremated,
but hundreds of years ago in Sichuan
province, China, coffins were attached
to the sides of a mountain. No one
knows exactly why - but they're now
a tourist attraction.
And it is fortunate that some
customs have died out as they weren't
healthy for the living.
In the South Pacific island of Fiji,
the deceased's loved ones would
be strangled so that they could
accompany the dead person into the
hereafter. And in ancient India, a
widow was forced to burn herself on
her husband's pyre.
LAST WORDS
When it comes to last words, some
people make profound statements,
while others are just memorable.
Casablanca star Humphrey Bogart
allegedly was heard to say, 'I should
never have switched from Scotch to
martinis'; before falling into a coma.
Winston Churchill proclaimed,
'Oh, I am so bored with it all', while
Errol Flynn, known for his Hollywood
party lifestyle, uttered, 'I've had a hell
of a lot of fun and I've enjoyed every
minute of it.' He died from a massive
MIRIAM BURBANK 'JOINED' MOURNERS,
SITTING AT A TABLE WITH BEER, WHISKY
AND CIGARETTES TO HAND
TOP 10 MOST
UNUSUAL
funeral music
requests*
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
CELEBRATION
- KOOL AND THE GANG
FIRESTARTER
- THE PRODIGY
HIGHWAY TO HELL
- AC/DC
ANOTHER ONE BITES
THE DUST - QUEEN
ALWAYS LOOK ON THE
BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE
- MONTY PYTHON
BURN BABY BURN
(DISCO INFERNO)
- THE TRAMMPS
DON'T STOP ME NOW
- QUEEN
BENNY HILL
- THEME TUNE
TELETUBBIES
- THEME TUNE
DEAL OR NO DEAL
- THEME TUNE
heart attack at the age of 50 and was
buried with six bottles of whisky.
James 'Scotty' Doohan, David
Bowie and Yorkshireman John
Smith's families all wanted to give
them a send-off that matched their
personalities. Although this probably
didn't ease the pain for their loved
ones, it would have taken some of the
stress out of this sad occasion.
Perhaps this is the perfect time for
you to sit down with your family and
have that very personal chat.
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