Provo Daily Enquirer | 1893-01-30 | Page 4 | Married at the Head of a Coffin

married at the head or of a 13 collin mourners who gathered at at a funeral in elmhurst saw a remark remarkable able sight eight in the tha coffin in t he parlor lay the body of sirs mrs lucy D clay friends and relatives were seated about the rev T i collins of scranton was there to preach the funeral cimeral sermon just before the time set for the services vices to begin A B clay a son con of the dead woman walked into tho the room leading miss lillian snyder these two were lovers and they there requested the rev collins to marry them when young clay produced the required certificate the preacher con scented to perform the ceremony tho the brido bride and groom took their places near tho head d of the coffin and with the mourners for witnesses they were pr pronounced husband and wife then the funeral services went on cor philadelphia record