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Chocolate-Loving Grandmother Gets Buried in M&M’s-Themed Casket That She Designed

A chocolate-loving grandmother was buried in an M&M’s themed casket that she designed and built.

Mary Ester Stocks Martin Gailey built the themed casket alongside her son to commemorate her 30 years as a language arts teacher and the nickname her students gave to her to match her initials ‘MM’.

Her classroom was filled with M&M’s themed trinkets from gifts she received from students. Her family honored her obsession and wore M&M’s attire to her burial held in Arizona on Saturday.

Gailey’s casket featured a massive blue M&M in the center holding several smaller candies imprinted with the names of her children: Steven Douglas Martin, William Gary Martin, Cindy Elaine Roundtree, and Thomas Dan Martin.

A friend said, ‘The casket is a tribute to the over 5,000 students she taught throughout her career. She will be missed.’

Gailey’s former students attended her funeral and recalled she was their ‘biggest supporter.’

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