Man Finds His Own Grave At Cemetery Thanks To Ex-Wife: ‘Now I Know Why Nobody Has Been Calling’

Man Shocked To Find Own Grave After Ex-Wife Puts It In Cemetery

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Alan Hattel, a retired welder from Forfar in Scotland, was surprised and more than a little confused to find out that he already has a headstone bearing his name at a local cemetary.

“My phone hasn’t rung for three or four months,” Hattel said when interviewed about the odd find. “I’ve been confused by it all but now I know why nobody has been calling.”

“People think that I’m dead,” said Hattel. “I’m still alive.”

Just to add insult to injury Hattel revealed, “I don’t even want to be buried. I plan to be cremated.”

Hattel said the headstone in Newmonthill Cemetery in Forfar was placed there completely without his knowledge, and blames his ex-wife who he’s been separated from for 26 years.

Both his and his ex-wife’s name appear on the headstone.

“I’ve never, ever said I wanted to be buried alongside my ex-wife,” said Hattel.

The Courier attempted to contact Hattel’s ex-wife (yes, she is also alive and well), but were unsuccessful and told it “is a family matter being dealt with privately.”

The welder of 37 years has since spoken to local Angus Council officials and said he has approval to place a cover over the headstone.

“We’ve been separated 26 years and there’s no animosity but I’m struggling to take it all in,” he added. “To find out you have a gravestone in a cemetery while you are still alive isn’t something that happens every day.”

No, it certainly is not.

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