Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 254, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1917 — Big Man's Death Delays Funeral. [ARTICLE]

Big Man's Death Delays Funeral.

Houston, Tex. —The funeral of John Lewis Ingram, who weighed 538 pounds, was delayed because the undertaker was forced to, wire for a coffin large enough for him. Ingram died following a three days’ illness.. He is survived by his widow and his mother. He traveled about the city in a buggy built especially for Ijlm, and his chairs and bed at home Were made to fit. * - .