Man finds mystery human ashes in his garden

[Still Waters]

A community volunteer has been left "baffled" by the discovery of a stranger's ashes buried in his back garden.

Bill Stephenson said he was shocked when a box with a plaque saying "Thomas Lawson Cox, died 15 June 2008" was found as he has lived at the property for 46 years and had never heard of the man.

He has asked neighbours and researched the history of his street, in Chester-le-Street, County Durham, but can find no link with the late Mr Cox.

http://www.telegraph...ers-garden.html

[GlitterRose]

Well if his brother doesn't even know, then who the heck put it there? Weird.

You start thinking all kinds of crazy things, like is he married? Did his wife have an affair with the guy?

There has to be some reason his ashes are on that property.

[Grandpa Greenman]

However, it emerged yesterday that Angela Cox, 62, who was Mr Cox’s fourth wife, had moved to a house next door but one to Mr Stephenson in 2011, three years after her husband’s death.

I guess she decided to clean house and decided the guys garden next door was as good a place as any. Not really a nice thing to do in the guy's garden.

Better to get one of these and plant a tree. I think it is a fitting and honorable way to take care of the dead.

Edited June 19, 2015 by GreenmansGod

[Mac E]

Maybe it's cursed!

[freetoroam]

Maybe Mrs Cox could not afford the funeral costs, but at the same time did not want him buried next to where she was living.

But this is not full reporting. Is Mrs Cox still alive? this could make a difference to his story and questions.

[little_dreamer]

It's a good thing the ashes were in a container. Otherwise, how do you tell the difference between ashes and regular garden dirt?

[Lugal]

Thats crazy so somebody trespassed on his property, dug a grave, possibly held a funeral and buried a casket containing ashes on his property?

[Lilly]

Human ashes are placed in small boxes or urns, not large caskets. It would be fairly easy to dig a small hole and bury someone's ashes.

Ok, this fellow has lived there 46 years...who lived there before he did? It didn't say how old Mr Cox when he died. If Mr Cox was around 80 years old he may have live there in the past and desired to be buried at his former home. Just an idea.

[freetoroam]

It's a good thing the ashes were in a container. Otherwise, how do you tell the difference between ashes and regular garden dirt?

Then we would not have a story.

[freetoroam]

Thats crazy so somebody trespassed on his property, dug a grave, possibly held a funeral and buried a casket containing ashes on his property?

No.

someone placed a small box in the ground of someone elses garden. They did not do this:....big difference: