Edited by Richard Walker, Sunday, 9 Aug 2020, 02:51
When Uncle Ebenezer died and was buried we were all very sad. But worse was to come.
We found a document amending his will. He’d wanted a full Victorian-style send off, horses, pall-bearers, black mourning dress, the lot.
What could we do? After a long legal and ecclesiastical process we gained permission to disinter him and re-run the funeral. To make sure it would all go as planned we asked everyone to come to a practice, wearing the somber clothing they would wear at the repeat funeral. Pall-bearer appropriately costumed would lift the coffin. It would be a dress rehearsal.
Send-Off
When Uncle Ebenezer died and was buried we were all very sad. But worse was to come.
We found a document amending his will. He’d wanted a full Victorian-style send off, horses, pall-bearers, black mourning dress, the lot.
What could we do? After a long legal and ecclesiastical process we gained permission to disinter him and re-run the funeral. To make sure it would all go as planned we asked everyone to come to a practice, wearing the somber clothing they would wear at the repeat funeral. Pall-bearer appropriately costumed would lift the coffin. It would be a dress rehearsal.