Not the fist time this has happened. I posted this in March.
"Bury me not in New Jersey" Clem Turner
While passing thru Tuckahoe when I was a kid (1950's) my dad would look for Clem Turner. According to dad when Clem died he put in his will that he did not want to be buried but continually have his embalming fluid changed (to preserve him). Then he was to be sat on the porch between noon and 1PM with a dish of clams in his lap. We never went thru Tuckahoe at that time. My brother, sister and I figured it was just a tall tale until one day my dad came home with a newspaper with the story of how the town had Clem's will overturned and he was put to rest. My dad died 40 years ago so I have no way of finding out which paper it was in. Anyone out there in or from NJ heard this story? Help me convince my wife and kids that I'm not nuts.
I have no idea how long this went on. Assuming my dad didn't go thru the trouble of having a newspaper printed, it was quite a while.
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