6/1/2003
The lighter side of family history.
The Living Dead
My uncle Harry had a hunchback. When he passed away, a strap was placed across his body and the coffin to hold him flat. Back then, family members and close friends sat up with the deceased at home. Suddenly, the strap across his body broke, and Uncle Harry appeared to sit up! The house was full of people, hut only one friend sat with Uncle Harry at the time. The friend was so frightened, she knocked down a screen door in her haste to get out of the house.