Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-08-15 | Page 2 | Aged Man Will Attend His Own Funeral Service

Aged Man Will ViII Attend His Own Funeral Service I V VALIER ALIER Ill IU Aug 15 UPS UP UP- UP S 5 S. S R. R Patton 80 will have ha the t novel experience on Sun Sunday ay S August 30 of attending his own J funeral t The idea of having his funeral fune- fune t ral in advance and then just 0 being buried burled after death was Pattons Patton's own He Ho decided that 1 if hes he's to get any flowers he wants want them while hes he's still alive and added that he didn't see how any eulogies would do dohun him hun any good unless he actually actually actu actu- ally could hear them I The aged man has arranged I for four ministers to prea preach h r sermons at his funeral He also has sent out the announcements announcements announcements an an- and asked all persons who would consider sending flowers to his real fu funeral funeral fu- fu to send them now Instead in instead in- in stead He told them to throw them on his lap rather than on his coffin To insure that the funeral I will be he a success ss Patton will have a picnic dinner for the mourners before the services begin