Salt Lake Tribune | 1902-05-12 | Page 6 | Made His Own Coffin

MADE HIS OWN COFFIN Jinn Buried in Casket He Constructed TwentyFive Years Ago Nlcholasvillc Ky May IIEiby Hill aged 87 of Forest Hill Madison county who died yesterday will be buried In the coflln that he constructed with his own hands 25 years ago The coflin is solid walnut wood Hill felled a tree to get the lumber Soon after his health failed and the doctors feared that he would die but he regained his strength the following summer As the years rolled on the coflln was frequently found to be in the ay so it was placed in the cellar of hIs house and used asa as-a receptacle for apples Later it found Its way to the barn where It was used as a wheat bin Hills wish to be buried In the coffin cof-fin will be fuimied by his relatives