Decatur Daily Republican 20 Feb 1896
DELAYED THE BURIAL
George Merris, aged 60 years, brother of Asa Merris of West Cerro Gordo Street, Decatur, died Wednesday (19 Feb) at his home in Milam township. The burial was in the Macon cemetery late this afternoon. It was intended to have the interment take place at 1:30 p. m. and word was sent to Macon yesterday to have the grave dug, but the party who was told to have the grave prepared but forgot all about it until the funeral cortege arrived in the town this afternoon. Then he remembered the order, and proceeded at once to have the grave prepared. It took over three hours to make the excavation, and all that time the funeral party had to wait with as much patience as they could. The forgetfulness of one man caused all the trouble, but nobody felt more keenly the result of the lapse of memory than did the gentleman himself.
DELAYED THE BURIAL
George Merris, aged 60 years, brother of Asa Merris of West Cerro Gordo Street, Decatur, died Wednesday (19 Feb) at his home in Milam township. The burial was in the Macon cemetery late this afternoon. It was intended to have the interment take place at 1:30 p. m. and word was sent to Macon yesterday to have the grave dug, but the party who was told to have the grave prepared but forgot all about it until the funeral cortege arrived in the town this afternoon. Then he remembered the order, and proceeded at once to have the grave prepared. It took over three hours to make the excavation, and all that time the funeral party had to wait with as much patience as they could. The forgetfulness of one man caused all the trouble, but nobody felt more keenly the result of the lapse of memory than did the gentleman himself.
Decatur Daily Republican 20 Feb 1896
DELAYED THE BURIAL
George Merris, aged 60 years, brother of Asa Merris of West Cerro Gordo Street, Decatur, died Wednesday (19 Feb) at his home in Milam township. The burial was in the Macon cemetery late this afternoon. It was intended to have the interment take place at 1:30 p. m. and word was sent to Macon yesterday to have the grave dug, but the party who was told to have the grave prepared but forgot all about it until the funeral cortege arrived in the town this afternoon. Then he remembered the order, and proceeded at once to have the grave prepared. It took over three hours to make the excavation, and all that time the funeral party had to wait with as much patience as they could. The forgetfulness of one man caused all the trouble, but nobody felt more keenly the result of the lapse of memory than did the gentleman himself.
DELAYED THE BURIAL
George Merris, aged 60 years, brother of Asa Merris of West Cerro Gordo Street, Decatur, died Wednesday (19 Feb) at his home in Milam township. The burial was in the Macon cemetery late this afternoon. It was intended to have the interment take place at 1:30 p. m. and word was sent to Macon yesterday to have the grave dug, but the party who was told to have the grave prepared but forgot all about it until the funeral cortege arrived in the town this afternoon. Then he remembered the order, and proceeded at once to have the grave prepared. It took over three hours to make the excavation, and all that time the funeral party had to wait with as much patience as they could. The forgetfulness of one man caused all the trouble, but nobody felt more keenly the result of the lapse of memory than did the gentleman himself.
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