[AT] tractor funeral

[charlie hill]

I have a friend who's father was a die hard Ford man.  He was one of those 
guys who would say things like "I'd rather walk down the road toting a Ford 
hubcap than ride in a Chevy".  His children were almost as bad (or good 
depending on how you see it).  When he died the family was terribly upset 
because they came for dad in a Cadillac hearse.   They just knew their dad 
wouldn't rest peacefully if he knew his last ride was in a Caddy but it was 
too late to make a change and the Caddy took him away.  Shortly after the 
funeral the brother told the sister (my friend) that she had to make him a 
promise.  She had to promise him that if he died first that she would have 
him taken to the cemetary in the bed of a Ford pickup.  She told him she 
would.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 1:27 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] tractor funeral


>I would go for it Walt. After all, its your funeral. I think its an
> appropriate way for an old tractor fan to take his "last long ride". Hope
> mine is in the summer though. A mile drive to the cemetary on an open
> Cockshutt tractor  in the winter might be pretty hard on the tractor 
> driver.
>
> Ralph in Sask.
> http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <DAVIESW739 at aol.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 11:42 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] tractor funeral
>
>
>> O love this Idea i am going to let my family  know it and have my coffin
>> painted Flambeua Red with CASE on the sides.  I  also would like it 
>> pulled
> to the
>> cemetery by my big Case LA all that noise from  it would surely scare the
>> Devil away. I looked at my will program an can't find  a way to put my
> wishes in
>> it. so i guess I will have ad an addendum to it.
>> A  parade of tractors to follow would sure be nice also. I bet the guys 
>> in
>> the  pulling contests would love to join me on my way out. Hey don't take
> that
>> the  wrong way.
>>
>> Walt Davies
>> Cooper Hollow Farm
>> Monmouth, OR  97361
>> 503 623-0460
>>
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