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Farewell fund for Waylon: help Sophia's family in Townsville
Waylon passed away on 30 August; we're raising $5,050 for a respectful funeral in Townsville.
🇦🇺 Townsville, Queensland, Australia6,932 views
Waylon, my father, passed away on 30 August after a short illness. He was 62 years old. He was the heart of our family and had no savings or life insurance.
The funeral home has given us a quote of $5,050 and the cemetery needs payment before the burial date of 20 September.
I have already used what I had for the hospital bills. My family is scattered, and many of us are out of work. We want Waylon to have a dignified farewell.
Any help at all means a lot, and so do your prayers.
The funds will be paid directly to the funeral home, and I'll share the receipt.
Where the $5,050 goes:
• Funeral home services and casket: $3,250
• Cemetery plot and burial fees: $1,300
• Transport of the deceased: $270
• Memorial gathering for the family: $230
Glad we found this place.
Updates from Sophia
Update from Townsville: I met with the funeral home and confirmed the amounts. We're at 50% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.
- Yonas Kaleb Mekonnen 🇪🇹 · $10
- Anonymous 🇰🇪 · $5
- Adrián S. Pacheco 🇲🇽 · $30
- Tejaswini T. Nayak 🇮🇳 · $100
“Blessings. Thought of Sophia all day after reading this. - Thane”
- Yulia Iryna Kuzmenko 🇷🇺 · $15
“Stay strong. Only $15 but hope it helps. - Kazan”
- Wambui Kigozi 🇺🇬 · $69
- Anonymous 🇳🇱 · $25
- Beatrice Lucy Maina 🇹🇿 · $25
“All the best. My mother told me about this one. - Dodoma”
- Afshan Shaista Jilani 🇵🇰 · $100
- Maina Kiptoo Githinji 🇹🇿 · $10
- Fernando D. Ibáñez 🇦🇷 · $25
- Bryan W. Rodriguez 🇵🇭 · $80.50
- Tharushi Nilmini Herath 🇱🇰 · $5
- Dinesh W. Sidhu 🇮🇳 · $10
- Zahra Indah Sihombing 🇮🇩 · $15
- Flávio Leonardo Dias 🇧🇷 · $24
- Anonymous 🇳🇱 · $10
- Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $5
“Take care of yourselves. Only $5 but hope it helps. - San Jose”
- Beata Górski 🇵🇱 · $25
- Beatrice Mwanaisha Mussa 🇹🇿 · $56
“God bless. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Zanzibar City”
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Keep going, Sophia. I've been in a tough spot myself and it does get easier. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Greetings from Enugu
Thinking of you. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend. Love from Fresno.
so sorry you're going through this, Sophia. Shared it with a few friends. I have a 14 year old who wants to send good wishes too. All the best.
Sending strength. I hope things turn around soon. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected. God bless
Keep going, Sophia. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Please keep us posted. Greetings from Jakarta.
Hang in there, Sophia. I hope things turn around soon. God bless.