Only Fools and Horses fan had funeral inspired by the series
A super-fan had an Only Fools and Horses inspired funeral - with his coffin being transported by Del Boy's three-wheel van.<br /> <br />John Nunn, who died suddenly at the age of 74, was a huge fan of the classic British sitcom.<br /><br />After he had passed in October last year, Ellie Nunn, 40, and her sisters got together to decide on the arrangements of their dad's funeral.<br /><br />As they researched online they came across 'Only Fools and Hearses' funeral service. <br /><br />Ellie, of Reading, Berkshire, said: "Myself and my sisters came up with the idea of the Only Fools and Horses funeral due to searching for ideas online.<br /><br />"As soon as we saw it, we knew it would be a fantastic idea. He would have been looking down laughing as he was a huge fan of Only Fools and Horses.<br /><br />"He watched the reruns on TV all the time and had all the DVDs, lots of books and even a Del Boy soft toy."<br /><br />Ellie consulted their mum, Linda Nunn, 71, and she was on board straight away. <br /><br />She said: "We spoke to mum about it and showed her some videos of the hearse and she said 'That’s him!'' So we went ahead and contacted Darren at 'Only Fools and Hearses'.<br /><br />"He talked us through everything. We even had the theme music playing on the way to the crematorium.<br /><br />"We can't thank Darren enough for his help. He gave us the perfect service and we were so pleased for what he did for our dad."<br /><br />On the day of the funeral, the response to the hearse was fantastic and many onlookers and passersby were so happy to see it.<br /><br />Ellie said: "While following the hearse in the family car, I saw many people look and smile. Some people beeped their horns and gave our dad a thumbs up.<br /><br />"When we arrived at the crematorium everyone mentioned how wonderful they thought it was. It was the perfect tribute to a wonderful man."<br /><br />Before his passing, John had spent just under two weeks at the Royal Berkshire Hospital ICU.<br /><br />Ellie and her family have since set up a donation page in memory of John to improve the facilities in the family room at the hospital.<br /><br />Ellie said: ""Our dad was a true family man he loved being a dad, a grandad and a great grandad. He loved spending time with his grandchildren.<br /><br />"We knew while we were spending so much time at the ICU ward that we wanted to fundraise to try and improve the family room for families like us.<br /><br />"We want to make it more comfortable and maybe buy a TV or a sofa for the room as at the moment it’s a room with just hard chairs."<br /><br />The link to John's fundraiser is here if you wish to donate: https://john-david-nunn.muchloved.com/
