11 Unusual Funeral Requests from Celebrities

You only die once, so why not make it unique.  At least that’s what some celebrities think when making planningtheir funerals.  BuzzFeed put together a list of 11 unusual final requests from famous people.  Here they are:

1.  Tupac:  His ashes were smoked by members of his former group, Outlawz.

2.  Hunter S. Thompson, the author of “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas”:  Johnny Depp honored his request to have his ashes fired from a cannon.

3.  Fred Baur, the inventor of Pringles:  He had his ashes buried in a Pringles can . . . the original flavor.

4.  Carrie Fisher:  Her ashes are held in an urn shaped like a Prozac pill.

5.  Bruce Lee:  Footage from his actual funeral was used in his last film, “Game of Death”.  There’s a scene where you can see his face in his casket.

6.  Luke Perry:  He wanted to be eco-friendly, so he was buried in a mushroom burial suit.

7.  Arch West, the inventor of Doritos:  His urn was buried in a box surrounded by Doritos chips.

8.  James Doohan from “Star Trek”:  Some of his ashes were smuggled onto the International Space Station.

9.  Aretha Franklin:  She had four outfit changes for her three viewings and funeral.

10.  Author Roald Dahl:  He had a viking-inspired funeral where he was buried with some of his possessions like HB pencils, a power saw, and chocolates.

11.  Elizabeth Taylor:  She wanted to be fashionably late to her service, so it began 15 minutes after its announced start time.