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Mississippi man who woke up inside body bag at funeral home 2 weeks ago has died

March 14, 2014 Online Editor Comments Off

LEXINGTON, Mississippi (AP) — A 78-year-old Mississippi man has died two weeks after he woke up in a body bag at a funeral home after being mistakenly pronounced deceased, a coroner said. Holmes County Coroner […]

He’s alive! Mississippi man wakes up in body bag at funeral home

March 2, 2014 Online Editor Comments Off

LEXINGTON, Mississippi (AP) — Workers at a Mississippi funeral home say they found a man alive and kicking when they opened a body bag. Holmes County Coroner Dexter Howard calls it a miracle that 78-year-old […]