Is This the Funniest Tombstone in All of Iowa?
Cemeteries aren't exactly the kind of place where a person is known to laugh. However, there is a certain epitaph on a tombstone in the Hawkeye State that will surely put a smile on anyone's face.
Reader's Digest recently released an article titled "19 Funniest Tombstones That Really Exist", and low and behold, one of them is from Iowa. After checking the Find a Grave Website, the gravesite is 100% real and located in the Southeast Iowa town of Sigourney.
So what's on the Tombstone?
You read that right, "I'd Rather Be In Acapulco!" is the epitaph on this particular tombstone at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Sigourney, Iowa. So, who was the wise guy behind this funny line? Take a look at what Reader's Digest has to say:
When Dr. Edward Russell Gann died in 1983 in Sigourney, Iowa, his wife and son had inscribed on his tombstone: “I’d rather be in Acapulco.” One can only hope they weren’t suggesting he had likely gone to someplace else that was very hot.
-Reader's Digest Website
It sounds like Dr. Edward Russell Gann was quite the jokester, and why not have fun with your own tombstone, it's only your forever resting place!
To see the full list of the funniest tombstones in the U.S. check out the article from Reader's Digest here. And to see the actual gravestone for Dr. Edward Russell Gann, click this link for the Find a Grave Website.
Story Sources: Readers Digest Website, Find a Grave Website
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