Odd News Roundup: Pennsylvania mummy 'Stoneman Willie' to receive proper burial after 128 years

Following is a summary of current odd news briefs. Pennsylvania mummy 'Stoneman Willie' to receive proper burial after 128 years A mummified man known as Stoneman Willie will receive a proper burial after being on display at a funeral home in Reading, Pennsylvania, for 128 years.

Following is a summary of current odd news briefs.

Pennsylvania mummy 'Stoneman Willie' to receive proper burial after 128 years

A mummified man known as Stoneman Willie will receive a proper burial after being on display at a funeral home in Reading, Pennsylvania, for 128 years. The unidentified man was an alcoholic who died of kidney failure in a local jail on Nov. 19, 1895. He was accidentally mummified by a mortician experimenting with new embalming techniques, according to Auman's Funeral Home.

(With inputs from agencies.)