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Death takes a detour

I’M JUST SAYIN’

Pass Christian, Miss., December 2005

Pop was dying, awaiting the inevitable. He was ready. In fact, he was so ready that he had his wooden casket handmade months before his death. Most people planning burials choose caskets offered by a funeral home. Even if preplanned, the casket typically stays at said funeral home. That was not the case with Pop’s coffin. “Just so you know, his …

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