A Pot Noodle-loving gran enjoyed the snacks so much she had her favourite flavour put in her coffin when she died. Sandra Burnell, from Newport, even had an order of service covered in pictures of the instant snack, which she would eat in front of the TV every night. The 72-year-old had been ill with heart problems and could not tolerate many foods, but she loved Pot Noodles. The night before her send-off at Gwent Crematorium, in Croesyceiliog, funeral director Kirsty Sailes bought 52 of the beef and tomato variety for mourners. They were placed on pews for them to take home. Daughter Tracy, 53, a supervisor at Tata Steel in Llanwern, said: "She just really loved them. I would have one now and again, because I was there every night. "She liked to have Pot Noodle parties, she would have people around who would have a Pot Noodle with her." Tracy added: "She would get other goodies in for other people to eat as well. She did kind of get obsessed with them. "With the service we did a few things around Pot Noodles. She had some put in her coffin and her order of service was all decorated with Pot Noodles." The Pot Noodles on the pews were a surprise the funeral director thought up. "The
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A Pot Noodle-loving gran enjoyed the snacks so much she had her favourite flavour put in her coffin when she died. Sandra Burnell, from Newport, even had an order of service covered in pictures of the instant snack, which she would eat in…
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A Pot Noodle-loving gran enjoyed the snacks so much she had her favourite flavour put in her coffin when she died. Sandra Burnell, from Newport, even had an order of service covered in pictures of the instant snack,…
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A Pot Noodle-loving gran enjoyed the snacks so much she had her favourite flavour put in her coffin when she died. Sandra Burnell, from Newport, even had an order of service covered in pictures of the instant snack, which she would eat in…
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