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RESTRICTED -- A Veteran Had a Yard Sale to Pay for His Own Funeral. Two Men Helped Him Raise $58,000.

In a photo provided by David Dunkleberger, Dunkleberger, left, with Willie Davis, 66, a Navy veteran who received a diagnosis of terminal cancer, and was trying to sell his possessions in a yard sale so that his family would not have to pay for a burial, in Pennsylvania. After hearing his story, Dunkleberger and a friend, Ed Sheets, helped Davis raise over $58,000. (David Dunkleberger via The New York Times) -- NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT STORY VETERAN FUNERAL YARD SALE BY JACEY FORTIN FOR OCT. 1, 2018. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED. --