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Help Mandla lay Pravin to rest with dignity in Johannesburg

After the sudden passing of Pravin, the family is asking for help with the funeral home and burial costs.

🇿🇦 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa1,237 views
Mandla K. Davids
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Johannesburg
Pravin, my grandfather, passed away on 26 February after a long fight with kidney disease. He was 47 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 $1,150 and the cemetery needs payment before the burial date of 8 March. 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 Pravin to have a dignified farewell. Any help at all means a lot, and so do your prayers. Anything left over after the funeral will be donated to a neighborhood youth program. Where the $1,150 goes: • Funeral home services and casket: $650 • Cemetery plot and burial fees: $270 • Transport of the deceased: $125 • Memorial gathering for the family: $105 If you can't give, please share this page. It does reach people.
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  1. Thank you all. We're at 35% now ($399). I'm honestly stunned. the first invoice got paid this week.

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  • Seema M. Sandhu

    Best of luck, Mandla. Gave what I could, wish it was more. God bless

    • Leon Hermann Peters

      Best of luck, Mandla. This could happen to any of us. God bless.

      • Yolanda B. Martínez

        Sending good thoughts, Mandla. I hope things turn around soon. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too.

        • Hiba Khadija BenaliQuestion

          is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Mandla

          • Mandla K. DavidsOwnerAnswerAddress verified

            Sure. The biggest one is funeral home services and casket, $650. The rest is in the list at the bottom of the post and I'll upload receipts as I pay each one. Ask me anything else.

        • Cesar M. Alcantara

          Hope it all works out. It takes guts to ask. Well done. I'll check back for the next update. Greetings from Bengaluru.

          • Ginevra Donatella Giordano

            Sending good thoughts, Mandla. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Blessings.

            • Ravi C. Sidhu

              Stay strong, Mandla. Gave what I could, wish it was more. God bless.

              • Sebastian Maximilian Neumann

                Wishing you the best, Mandla. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. This is the second need I've supported on here and the first that made me cry. Greetings from Arusha.

                • Zubair Naveed Jilani

                  Sending good thoughts. Hope you get there. Love from Toulon.

                  • Timur MikhailovPhoto verified

                    Best of luck, Mandla. It takes guts to ask. Well done

                    • Amélie Duval

                      keep going. This could happen to any of us. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Thinking of Johannesburg

                      • Kehinde Halima Lasisi

                        You're not alone. Hope this works out for you. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of Johannesburg.

                        • Diego K. Franco

                          Good luck, Mandla. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Thinking of Johannesburg.

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