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8323
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Some people do a lot to ensure their happiness after death. Ada Smith of Pink Hill kept having dreams that her dead husband was cold and wet in his grave, so she built a house over his grave. Upon her death, Ada, too, was buried under the home. Ben Freeze of Rowan County feared getting wet when he died. He built a mausoleum and then was buried not in a coffin, but on a mattress. Freeze believed that death would be much like sleep; therefore, he took measures to ensure a dry and comfortable sleep.
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8903
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A story is told in Beaufort County about the death of Squire L. J. Lewis. Lewis became sick and was taken to a hospital in Washington, NC. There he recovered and decided to purchase an organ for his wife. The organ was sent ahead of Lewis. When it arrived no one knew what was inside, but given the shape and weight of the box they believed it to be Lewis' body sent by the hospital. The family notified the neighbors and held a funeral. Lewis returned home and scared his family. The misunderstanding was soon realized and the organ was dug out of the graveyard. This article is an October, 1970 reprint.
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12637
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The unfortunate burial of Squire Lewis is a tale of the burial of an organ, its outer box thought to be the casket of Mr. Lewis. At a time when communication was slow, and unreliable, his family thought his recent stay in the hospital had taken a turn for the worse, never receiving the news that he had in fact recovered. Upon Mr. Lewis' return, and everyone's surprise at his unexpected appearance, the squire realized the organ was in fact buried in the family graveyard.
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