We got to using our pickups when The Old Man died in 2010.
The Hearse fee was $300, and the cemetery was a half mile away!
So we slid the casket into Gue’s F-150 and we pall bearers hopped in and rode to the cemetery and carried him up the hill.
Everybody liked the idea, and a bunch of us made a pact that this was what we were gonna do.
This is the 4th one we done without a hearse! The undertaker loves the idea, and when he goes, Gue’s truck is already on reserve!😀
The ride around the ridge was me and Gue’s idea. It was cold, but we had fun and I’m sure Dave loved it!😀
Possibly a little tacky for some high brow folks, but our necks are red enough that we don’t care.
Funny thing I sorta noticed last night at the viewing. Gue and I were relating one of Dave’s more humorous exploits to a friend who had come in.
I looked over in the casket, and honest to God, I saw a little bit of a smirk on Dave’s face.
At the funeral, he looked peaceful and relaxed, but the smirk I saw last night was gone!😀
Reon
Touching story! First class service!!
