Funerals generally is a traumatizing expertise for a lot of, however exhibiting up on the funeral dwelling to see {that a} stranger has been by accident positioned within the casket the place the one you love is meant to be is a complete completely different ballgame.
Such was the case for the Robinson household in Jackson, Mississippi, on November 3 once they went to Peoples Funeral Dwelling to attend the funeral of their member of the family Mary Jean Robinson.
“As soon as we bought in there and signed the books and every little thing, we have been strolling right down to view her physique, and I knew one thing was form of off. I may inform that it wasn’t her from far again,” Georgia Robinson, Mary Jean’s sister, instructed native outlet WLBT.
An outdoor view of Folks’s Funeral Dwelling in Jackson, Mississippi (Google Maps)
The household had offered the funeral dwelling with jewellery and an outfit that they wished Mary Jean buried in, however a mix-up on the funeral dwelling meant the objects had been positioned on one other deceased girl.
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The Robinson household took their considerations to the funeral director. “We’re telling him concerning the mistake, and he was very impolite and really uncaring,” Georgia instructed the outlet. “He had an perspective with my son. [He] instructed us that we have been going to must pay for every little thing over again.”
Had the casket not been open on the service, the household would have by accident buried the flawed girl, Georgia stated.
Ultimately, the funeral dwelling agreed to buy new garments for Mary Jean to be buried in however didn’t swap the casket, Georgia instructed WLBT.
Peoples Funeral Dwelling didn’t instantly reply to Entrepreneur‘s request for remark.
