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Funeral Director Spends Money Meant For Baby's Headstone

A former funeral director at Robey Park Manor Funeral Home said she spent the $900 a family paid for a headstone for their 4-month-old baby.

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Posted Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 11:26 am CT|Updated Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 1:15 pm CT

Jasmine Ingram paid $900 for a gravestone for Madysen, her baby. A funeral director acknowledged she took the money instead. — Jasmine Ingram paid $900 for a gravestone for Madysen, her baby. A funeral director acknowledged she took the money instead. (CBS Chicago)

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL (CBS) — All Jasmine Ingram wanted was a headstone to remember her 4-month-old baby who passed away.

But the Chicago mother said the $900 grave marker was never delivered, and the former funeral director spent the money.

Read more at CBS Chicago.

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