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There’s the silly story of the old man who was aggressive to everyone throughout his life and who threatened to dig his way out of his grave and return as an angry ghost after his death. Years later, after his funeral, the widow was celebrating at the pub and was asked if she was frightened that he would dig his way out and return as a ghost. The wife said she was not and when asked why this was said, ‘No! Let him dig! I had him buried face down!’
This old tale was bought to mind when I read that a Mr Poncher, a successful businessman who died 23 years ago at the ripe old age of 81, was indeed buried face down in Westwood Village Cemetery in Los Angeles in keeping with his dying wish. Now why is that you may well ask.
The reason is that Mr Poncher was buried immediately above Marilyn Monroe!
The story comes to light because Mrs Poncher is moving her husband’s remains into the adjacent crypt and now aims to sell the one previously occupied by him. She is auctioning off the vacated plot and hopes to raise enough money to pay off the $1.6m mortgage on her Beverly Hills mansion.
As the bids had reached $700,000 by last night, she may well achieve her target (it actually sold on 24 August for $4.6 million!). And some lucky person will also have the chance of being buried face down above Marilyn Monroe!
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There’s the silly story of the old man who was aggressive to everyone throughout his life and who threatened to dig his way out of his grave and return as an angry ghost after his death. Years later, after his funeral, the widow was celebrating at the pub and was asked if she was frightened that he would dig his way out and return as a ghost. The wife said she was not and when asked why this was said, ‘No! Let him dig! I had him buried face down!’
This old tale was bought to mind when I read that a Mr Poncher, a successful businessman who died 23 years ago at the ripe old age of 81, was indeed buried face down in Westwood Village Cemetery in Los Angeles in keeping with his dying wish. Now why is that you may well ask.
The reason is that Mr Poncher was buried immediately above Marilyn Monroe!
The story comes to light because Mrs Poncher is moving her husband’s remains into the adjacent crypt and now aims to sell the one previously occupied by him. She is auctioning off the vacated plot and hopes to raise enough money to pay off the $1.6m mortgage on her Beverly Hills mansion.
As the bids had reached $700,000 by last night, she may well achieve her target (it actually sold on 24 August for $4.6 million!). And some lucky person will also have the chance of being buried face down above Marilyn Monroe!
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