A man has insisted he’s alive – despite finding his own gravestone.
The memorial to 75-year-old Alan Hattel has been erected at Newmonthill Cemetery in Forfar , Angus.
He said friends had stopped calling because “people think I’m dead” – but he declared: “I’m still alive.”
And he says he now knows the reason why – because people have been under the impression he’d passed away.
Alan claimed his former wife had bought the plot, with their names appearing on the headstone.
He isn’t sure exactly who is responsible for the headstone and a member of his ex-wife Berta’s family would
not comment.
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Alan said: “My phone hasn’t rung for three or four months. I’ve been confused by it all, but now I know why nobody has been calling.
“I don’t even want to be buried – I plan to be cremated.”
Alan described the whole affair as “like something out of Only Fools and Horses”.
He has spoken to Angus Council and plans to put a cover over the headstone which bears his name.
“I’ve never, ever said I wanted to be buried alongside my ex-wife,” said Alan, who has two grown-up children with his former spouse.
“We’ve been separated 26 years and there’s no animosity but I’m struggling to take it all in.
“To find out you have a gravestone in a cemetery while you are still alive isn’t something that happens every day.”
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A family member of Mrs Hattel’s told The Courier: “This is a family matter being dealt with privately.”
Angus Council said it was unable to discuss the issue or disclose any information about who purchased the plot as it was a confidential matter.
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