March 17, 2009
man buried in pickup
Adam decided to bury his father on his own place in Clay County, the place where he was raised and took over for himself after his parents divorced.
“I started a family cemetery because most cemeteries don’t let you bury a pick-up truck,” Adam said.
His uncle brought over a backhoe. For two days they dug the burial plot. It took another day to disassemble the truck.
“I explained to them what they needed to take off the vehicle,” said Steve Jeffers, owner of the Greene-Robertson Funeral Home in Sutton.
The Chevy was stripped of anything that could harm the environment: the motor, transmission, brake fluid and tires.
The truck was put in the ground. The vault with the casket was then lowered into the bed of the pickup. And it was all covered with dirt.
Adam Dancy said he didn’t mean for it to be an Egyptian burial ritual or anything. If he had, the truck and gun aren’t going to be much use.
“We gave him a truck with no tires. We gave him a gun with no shells,” Dancy said. “He’ll be s-t out of luck.”
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