Chocolate-loving grandma was buried in an M&M-themed coffin she designed and built

A sweet eccentricity will accompany her in the afterlife. A grandmother, obsessed with chocolates, was buried as she imagined, conceived and ordered: in a giant themed box from the famous M&M brand.

A lover of irresistible chocolate, the woman designed and built her themed coffin and became a fact much talked about in Arizona, United States.

The grandmother had another detail in her favor to say goodbye to this plane with this particular touch of “sweetness”: her name. Mary Esther Stocks Martin Gailey. I feel it? The initials of his first name and first name coincide with the letters of the chocolate brand.

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Who was grandma M&M

Mary was a teacher for 30 years and her students, who she taught language and literature, started calling her M&M, Daily Mail review.

Her name for 30 years as a teacher was Mary Martin. His students knew and cherished his obsession with chocolate.

This is how she came up with the idea of ​​how she wanted to be buried. She was helped by a son to design and make the coffin, which was kept in her home for years.

Chocolate loving grandma’s chest

He chose Blu, among the colorful and beautiful figures of the M&M brand, and so, in a blue shade, it was his coffin. The smiling characters also joined her at the vigil.

The body of Mary Ester Stocks Martin Gailey has been resting in the cemetery since Saturday, February 18, 2023 and in full view of all Blu, who has his eyes closed but his hands full of small packets of M&M chocolates.

To the surprise of many, the center’s candy wrappers were printed with the names of their children: Steven Douglas Martin, William Gary Martin, Cindy Elaine Roundtree, and Thomas Dan Martin.

The nearly 60 chocolates also bear the names of his grandchildren, Esquire ME indicates.

Flowers and two caps, red and green, were laid down at her farewell by those close to the grandmother. Of course both bear the unique initials.

At the funeral, his close relatives dressed in flannels and caps alluding to M&M.

“We All Loved Your Coffin”

Alumni recall that the teacher’s classroom was filled with M&M-themed treats, gifts she received from students.

Attending the funeral, Bill Martin told Esquire Middle East that the former teacher designed her coffin to honor her students.

“The casket is a tribute to the more than 5,000 students he taught throughout his career,” said Martin. “We will miss her.”

Those who knew Grandma M&M have only one regret: “That she didn’t get to see the reaction of those present at the funeral.”

“Grandma, you can rest in peace now. I love you. You were right, we all loved your coffin,” wrote his grandson Scott Roundtree.