Residents of Reading, Pennsylvania, recently Laid to rest a local icon known as "Stoneman Willie," an unidentified mummy that had been on display at Auman's Funeral Home for over a century. The mummy, accidentally preserved through a mortician's embalming mistake, had become a macabre tourist attraction. Despite efforts to identify the mummy, his true identity remained a mystery until recently, when it was revealed that he was James Murphy, an Irishman from New York who died in 1895. His funeral procession and tombstone demonstrate the impact he had on the community.

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