The story of an American grandmother who fell asleep in a coffin shaped like a chocolate character she loved was told.
According to the British Mirror and Daily Mail on the 26th (local time), on the 18th, a ‘bittersweet’ funeral was held in Arizona, USA, filled with chocolate characters. The main character of the funeral is Mary Easter Stokes Martin Gail.
Having worked as a language arts teacher for 30 years, Mary loved chocolate M&M’s all her life. In response, her students nicknamed her ‘M&M’, associating Mary’s initials with M&M’s. Usually, his classroom was filled with M&Ms chocolates and toys given to him by students.
It is said that Mary has been preparing for a funeral worthy of her nickname for years. He wanted to build a coffin to express his gratitude to the 5,000 students he taught. So he designed a coffin in the shape of a blue M&Ms character himself and entrusted his son with making it.
In the end, Mary was able to say her final goodbyes to her loved ones in the way she wanted. Her Mary’s grandson, Roundtree Scott, revealed his grandmother’s funeral via his TikTok account. The post currently has more than 9 million views.
In the video, the blue M&Ms character is comfortably closing his eyes with his hands together. On the character’s stomach, there are dozens of chocolates engraved with the names of Mary’s loved ones.
The family at Mary’s funeral wearing M&Ms hats and T-shirts. roundtree scott tick tockMary’s family was also included in the video. The family wore M&Ms hats and T-shirts in honor of Mary.
Scott posted the video and said, “Grandma, now rest in peace. I love you” “Grandma was right. Everyone loves her grandmother’s coffin,” she wrote.
Mary’s daughter-in-law, Lisa Chirudson, tweeted that she was “a delightful mother, teacher and the best mother-in-law” and “we will miss her.”
Source: Donga
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