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Wed Sep 26, 2018, 05:42 PM Sep 2018

Man with terminal cancer holds yard sales for funeral costs

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) -- Driving through town, you often come across yard sales. Everyone has a different reason for cleaning out the house or just trying to make some extra cash. But for one Cambria County man, there's a bigger reason he's selling his belongings.

One man is selling his belongings to pay for a funeral ... his.
For several weeks, Willie Davis has been setting up his blue canopy and selling his possessions in a yard sale in Brownstown.

Last month, David Dunkleberger was one of his customers. "At the end, when we bought a few things, he said to me, 'If you know of anybody else interested, I'm trying to sell all my stuff to pay for a funeral.' And when I said, 'Whose funeral?' He said, 'Mine,'" Dunkleberger said.

"His parents have a burial spot in Culpeper, Virginia, and there's a spot for him obviously, and with that's going to come some financial obstacles," Dunkleberger said. That's his final wish, a wish that could cost up to $15,000.

https://wjactv.com/news/local/after-man-holds-yard-sale-to-pay-for-own-funeral-strangers-step-in-to-help

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Man with terminal cancer holds yard sales for funeral costs (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Sep 2018 OP
well qazplm135 Sep 2018 #1
If he is a Veteran, thats included with serving. demosincebirth Sep 2018 #2
He needs $15,00 for what he needs done left-of-center2012 Sep 2018 #3
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