When caravan enthusiast George Edwards was taken to his final resting place, his last journey was made not in a traditional hearse, but in a VW campervan.
The grandfather of ten, who died of heart failure at the age of 54, was described by his family as a “free spirit” who loved travelling.
According to the Derby Evening Telegraph, relatives said journeying to his grave in a black car was “the last thing he would have wanted”.
Instead, his coffin was placed in a converted campervan and driven to St Philip’s Church in Chaddesden, Derby with a parade of VW Beetles following behind.
“Dad was always a hippy at heart and had a commer van before we were born,” said daughter Jenny
“Once he settled down with children, he always had caravans. I remember always having one on the driveway.”
A church service for Mr Edwards was held at St Philip’s Church and he was buried at a nearby cemetery.
