Politics & Government

Larchmont Man's Ashes Go Missing, Post Office at a Loss

When 62-year-old Miles Eaddy's remains never arrived in the mail, a Larchmont widow was shocked to find out their whereabouts were unknown.

 

Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction they say. 

When Larchmont resident Shelly Eaddy requested that the NJ cemetery that cremated her husband mail his ashes to her, she expected to receive them within a reasonable period of time, as reported by WABC-TV.  

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Almost a month after they were mailed, two postal employees knocked on her door and informed her that the ashes were lost and that there was nothing more they could do, said the report.

Eaddy is suing the U.S. Postal Service for an undetermined amount. 

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