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An anonymous man has volunteered to pay for the funerals of all 20 people killed in thedevastating floodsthat ravaged Humphreys County in Tennessee over the weekend.
William Brown, the manager of the Humphreys County Funeral Home, toldThe Tennesseeanthat on Thursday, the unnamed donor walked into the funeral home and said he would pay for the nine funerals they were preparing.
The man has visited other funeral homes in the area with the same offer, Brown said.
According toFOX17 in Nashville, the donor is not from the area and does not wish to be identified.
The Humphreys County Emergency Management Agency says over 270 homes were destroyed in the Middle Tennessee floods, while 160 others sustained major damage. The final victim wasfound on Wednesday.
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“You have to remember something. We’re a small county,” he said. “These are our friends. These are the people we sit in church with. These are the people our kids go to school with. We’re not that big [a] city. We’re not detached from who our people are. We are our people. Our people are the ones who put us where we’re at. That’s who we take care of every day.”
Initially, Danielle thought she had lost her entire family. She eventually reunited with Matthew and her two older children, who survived the torrent of water.
The Halls are just one family that received support from the anonymous donor following the floods. Danielle said her late twins “made our life complete.”
Aftermath of damage following the flooding in Waverly, Tennessee.Peter Zay/Anadolu Agency via Getty
As of Friday,a GoFundMe campaigncreated to help cover the costs of the twins' funeral has raised over $117,000.
On the page, a beneficiary to the family said the donations have made them “cry with joy,” calling the support from strangers “very overwhelming.”
“We are so grateful for everyone, and everyone has been so supportive, and Danielle has called you all angels,” they wrote. “Your donations have been such a blessing to this family. thank you from the bottom of our hearts.”
A jointCelebration of Life was held for the twinson Thursday at the West Harpeth Funeral Home in Nashville. A community memorial service will be held Friday on Courthouse Square in downtown Waverly at 7 p.m. local time.
source: people.com
