This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JohnWOBrien Surnames: THOMPSON Classification: biography Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.jackson/6771/mb.ashx Message Board Post: "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Monday, September 30, 1907 THEY CHEATED AN UNDERTAKER. "The most peculiar coroner's case that ever came to my notice was never made public," Dr. George B. THOMPSON, the county coroner, said recently. "It happened about a year and a half ago. The body of a man was found in the Missouri river near Independence. A woman whose name I don't want to give positively identified it as the body of her husband. He belonged to a lodge which ordered an expensive funeral. The man was buried with full fraternal services. "The day after the funeral the lodge received a check for three months' dues from a man in Southern Missouri. The man was the husband of the woman who had identified the body as his. He had been missing some time and his wife thought he was dead. "The funniest part of it was the consternation of the undertaker who had given the body a $135 burial. The woman and the lodge both refused to pay for the funeral of a man who wasn't dead. The undertaker tried to collect from the county, but I told him positively the county wasn't paying for $135 funerals for coroner cases. The undertaker is still out a big part of his $135. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ====================================================== neirbo10 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.