Should have had a Batesville

If they had buried "Dad" in a Batesville or some other "protective" casket this probably would not have been possible. They would have required a "key" to open the case. As an aside, and with all due respect, after hearing the story and judging from this sweetheart's photo, the apple apparently didn't fall too far from the tree. Enjoy this story:

http://www.msn.com/en-ca/video/news...-grave-for-will-finds-booze-smokes/vi-BBieSLL

thank you.

Just about the time you think you have heard it all.Proves the old saying you just can't fix stupid.Thanks for posting.

some one is always lookign for more not the pack of smokes would probably get here more money then teh will would anyway.

How would they be able to get the lid off of a concrete vault??

Kurt Arends said:

How would they be able to get the lid off of a concrete vault??

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Probably wasn't one. Although it's rare, some cemeteries don't demand the use of a liner or vault...especially with a steel casket. This could well have been a 20-gauge non-sealer.

Why the hell would a will be inside the casket??

I bumped into my neighbor today, who's a local funeral director, and grew up in the town this occurred in. (It's about 45 minutes from me.) The casket was in a concrete vault - the lid was smashed using a sledge hammer (Dennis said that he used to live next door to this cemetery, and had a hard time believing that no one heard the echoes.) They then dragged the casket on top of the ground, and damaged the lid enough to force it open. While not a Batesville, I was told it was a metal, locking casket of good quality.

As an aside, I remember Eddie Nash, the deceased, quite well - he was a local legend, running the largest dealer of used farm, construction and logging equipment in New England (that I'm aware of.) I remember seeing him at every farm auction that I ever attended. I also remember lots of stories of unsuspecting buyers who, were to say the least, not so thrilled with their equipment purchases. He also had a pretty catchy radio jingle.