A keen fisherman who died from cancer got a stunning send-off after local undertakers surprised his family with an incredible angling themed graveside tribute.<br /><br />Les Gibbins, 69, often joked with John and Mark Punton - third generation owners of J Punton & Son Funeral Directors - that they should one day take a fishing trip together. <br /><br />So, when he sadly passed away in January this year, the pair decided to honour him with a burial display featuring two rods, chairs, and a pond.<br /><br />Les's widow, Denise Gibbins, 67, said she was completely “knocked back” when she came to the funeral site to find the mocked-up angling scene.<br /><br />But the housewife, from Snaith, East Riding, was full of praise for the local firm, who she said had allowed mourners to have a “giggle” and remember her husband fondly.<br /><br />She said: “They were absolutely fantastic, they’re a lovely family. They did this fishing theme for the grave without me knowing!<br /><br />“All the relatives and friends of Les, everyone who came up to the graveside, they were just knocked back by what they saw when they got there.”<br /><br />“It was just unbelievable, and we were all having a giggle and a laugh, knowing that Les would be there, looking and thinking: “‘Crikey is that all for me?’"<br /><br />Filmed in February 2022.
