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He did not charge a fee for viewers. Washed away by waters of the Ohio River during the Paducah flood of 1937, Speedy's body was recognized and returned to Hamock at his funeral home. After Hamock died in 1949, his wife Velma took over custody of Atkins' body. She kept it for another 45 years before burial.
The undertaker, funeral director as we would call them today, would travel to the home where the corpse would be ready for embalming. At times, families would request that the corpse not be embalmed. At this time, the undertaker would bring a cooling board or corpse cooler to assist with lowering the body temperature to slow the decaying ...
Location of Lewis County in Kentucky. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lewis County, Kentucky. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Lewis County, Kentucky, United States. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and ...
The scandal first came to light June 7, 1988, when a number of decomposing bodies were found inside the funeral home. [2] Conflicting reports state the bodies were discovered June 6, and reported on the 8th. [3] A total of 36 bodies, including one fetus and three sets of body parts, were uncovered inside the building.
Lewis Lent, a serial killer, was convicted for her murder, but investigators are still searching for Sara's body 30 years later. REMEMBERING PHIL JONES In memory of longtime CBS News correspondent ...
Battalion Chief Derek Roberts said the Lexington Fire Department was dispatched to the scene at 4:36 p.m. to help recover the body, which was then transferred to the Fayette County Coroner’s Office.
KENNEBUNK, Maine — A local funeral home is denying allegations it mishandled the remains of a couple’s late infant daughter and added to their grief and trauma by inflicting emotional distress.
Viewing (museum display) Museum of Funeral Customs. In death customs, a viewing (sometimes referred to as reviewal, calling hours, funeral visitation in the United States and Canada) is the time that family and friends come to see the deceased before the funeral, once the body has been prepared by a funeral home. [1]