Record #:

8323

Author(s):

Aulis, Jack

Abstract:

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.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 52 Issue 9, Feb 1985, p11, il

Subject(s):

Burial--Anecdotes