Man Visits Mother's Grave, Finds His Own Already Occupied Beside Her

FoxNews.com ^ | May 14, 2008 | AP

[redtetrahedron]

COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A southwest Ohio man who planned to be buried next to his mother found someone else already in his grave.

David L. Bingham says someone who shares his name has taken over his final resting place in Colerain Township.

[Disturbin]

I wonder if this will be a problem in the coming years with illegal aliens.

They are already “occupying” social security numbers, so it’s not much of a stretch .....

[Doogle]

[Kirkwood]

So the offer to move the other guy was made and he rejected it? Guess he is looking for money.

[ClearCase_guy]

"Allow me to introduce you to Mr. David Bingham, a man is search of a final resting place. But there will be no rest for Mr. Bingham here. He's taken a wrong turn, into ... the Twilight Zone.

[norcal joe]

From article: Bingham said the cemetery called it an error and offered to move his mother, the other David Bingham or to have Bingham's cremated ashes buried between them. He says he rejected their options.

What other option did he want them to do? (Besides pay him millions of dollars.)

[Always Right]

What other option did he want them to do? (Besides pay him millions of dollars.)

Move the body that was incorrectly buried at his site?

[MEGoody]

Move the body that was incorrectly buried at his site?

That was one of the options he rejected.

[redtetrahedron]

Moving the body was one of the options he was given.

[redtetrahedron]

Beat me by 1 second!

[redtetrahedron]

LOL

[Sax]

What other option did he want them to do? (Besides pay him millions of dollars.)

"What?! You want to put me in a 'used' grave? I paid for a new one!"

"Dig up Mom? Preposterous!"

[RegulatorCountry]

There may be more than just error with this. My father’s family has a private, family cemetery. Without permission, unrelated people have been buried there several times over the past two decades, to the point that the cemetery had to be fenced and locked. With the cost of traditional burial being as much as it is, apparently there is appeal in a “free” burial plot, among a certain sort of people. Why the surviving family would want shame associated with the grave of their loved one is beyond me, but that was a couple thousand that they didn’t have to spend.

[LZ_Bayonet]

Obviously this is a grave situation.

[stuartcr]

Topically and agenda-wise, it’s a huge stretch.

[norcal joe]

Move the body that was incorrectly buried at his site?

Umm, that WAS one of the options if I read it correctly.

[antiRepublicrat]

Sixth Sense: He’s already dead and buried in that grave, but he doesn’t realize it yet.

[Always Right]

Yep, I just thought they only offered to move his mother or cremate him. But they did offer to move the other guy, so this guy has no complaint. Now if his mother wants to compain, she may have a case...

[brytlea]

I wonder if he’s gone to the doctor. Just to make sure...
susie

[Erasmus]

Bingham said the cemetery called it an error and offered to move his mother, the other David Bingham or to have Bingham's cremated ashes buried between them.

I can understand his reluctance to accept the latter option, assuming they meant right now.