Darth Vader leads funeral...
From the BBC news website "Star Wars baddie Darth Vader had the last word as he conducted a Halloween-themed fancy dress funeral.
About 100 mourners, many dressed as witches, gathered in Luton to remember Lorna Johnson, 56, at a service led by funeral director Brett Houghton.
Her son, Neil Johnson, said his mother loved Halloween and would have wanted "a party" to mark her death."
Mr Johnson said his mother "classed herself as a white witch and was into the tarot readings and that sort of thing".
"My mum's always said you need to celebrate, you need to have a party."So we're not going to sit around feeling sorry for ourselves. My mum wouldn't want that."
One mourner dressed as the lead character from the film Beetlejuice and a number of the mourners at the service donned pointy witch hats!
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Darth Vader leads funeral
About 100 mourners, many dressed as witches, gathered in Luton to remember Lorna Johnson, 56, at a service led by funeral director Brett Houghton.
Her son, Neil Johnson, said his mother loved Halloween and would have wanted "a party" to mark her death."
Mr Johnson said his mother "classed herself as a white witch and was into the tarot readings and that sort of thing".
"My mum's always said you need to celebrate, you need to have a party."So we're not going to sit around feeling sorry for ourselves. My mum wouldn't want that."
One mourner dressed as the lead character from the film Beetlejuice and a number of the mourners at the service donned pointy witch hats!
Rest of story here with photos.
Darth Vader leads funeral