http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/...309315,00.htmlA mechanical digger had to be used to lower a 52-stone man into his grave at Taunton in Somerset today.
Mr Jeffrey is laid to rest One person attended the funeral of 29-year-old John Christian Jeffrey, who was found dead at a hostel late last month. Mr Jeffrey had no known relatives so his funeral was paid for by the local council. Rev Geoff Boucher read a number of prayers in the short service, saying: "The most important thing for us was that he was allowed to be laid to rest in dignity. It was the least he deserved." An inscription on the coffin read "Peace, perfect peace". Cemetery workers took four hours to lower the casket into the hole, which took four days to dig. The coffin was constructed with reinforced MDF and at 4ft by 7ft was twice the size of a typical coffin. Dave Butler, who has worked at St James Cemetery for four years, said his team took days to dig the grave with the help of a digger. "It usually takes us two days at most to prepare graves - and that's when they've been dug by hand," he said. "It's a tragic story that he was so young yet had no friends or relatives - but at least we've given him a good send-off." Mr Jeffrey was believed to originally be from London but had been living rough in Taunton.
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Digger Called In To Bury 52-Stone Man
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Stop posting all this pointless news :/
Edited by REDNECK (Forum Super Moderator): Please do not post off-topic.
Last edited by jesus; 16-03-2008 at 02:44 PM.
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its not pointless. I'm posting latest news. As the forum title is.
You need to stick on-topic.
On-topic: Shame he had no relatives
Edited by Minty (Forum Moderator): Please do not tell other users they have broken the rules.Last edited by Slowpoke; 16-03-2008 at 08:46 PM.
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LOL
Big coffin
Its not pointless news
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LOL. What a way to go eh.
That went fast.
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You need to-shut-up and let the mods do there job.
Originally Posted by Trader
Well, why post 5 bits of news in under 10 mins?
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ontopic; should have just cremated him.
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You need to not incorrectly hyphenate words... Originally Posted by Piss
If you have nothing good to say, stay away from the thread. News is news. His posts are news. His posts are valid.
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How very sad. Good to see the council do the decent thing.
It's the quality of your posts that count, not the quantity!
Dignity does not consist in possessing honours, but in deserving them.
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poor man - glad the council did that.
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