Travolta Mourners Bombard Wrong Funeral Home

Posted Jan 7th 2009 4:28PM by TMZ Staff

The Hiers-Baxley Funeral Home in Ocala, Fla. is being overrun with cards, flowers and phone calls from tons of sympathetic Travolta fans. Problem is, the home isn't doing Jett's funeral.

Reps from Hiers-Baxley have no idea why people are calling them since they've never been asked to handle any of the arrangements. But funeral home reps say they've been flooded with so many deliveries, they've had reach out to John's publicity firm, Rogers and Cowen, for help. R&C has instructed the funeral home to forward only the cards to the firm's L.A. offices.

As for the loads of flowers, reps at the funeral home still aren't sure what to do with them.

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1. They can feel free to forward flowers to me!

Posted at 5:52PM on Jan 7th 2009 by PATTYCAKES

2. Why is the funeral home accepting deliveries then???????? I guess they are used to dealing with dead people.

Posted at 5:52PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Jennifer

3. That's it! I will no longer view tmz online or on air - I will ban the advertisers too! You are going far to far with you coverage of this tragic loss. It is not anyones business, mine or others, who attends Jett's funeral, what funeral home is handling arrangements, how the family is coping - nothing. You all need to pray this doesn't happen to your sons or daughters - your disgusting!

Posted at 5:53PM on Jan 7th 2009 by FedUp

4. the tragedy continue'z......how can thiz be????

Posted at 5:53PM on Jan 7th 2009 by 99centz

5. Take them to hospitals and nursing homes, dumbasses. Good grief, how stupid are those people?

Posted at 5:54PM on Jan 7th 2009 by hyde30

6. Travolta could care less if your kid died. DUMBAMERICA

Posted at 5:54PM on Jan 7th 2009 by stoopid people

7. Oh yeah? So these uppity, arrogant Travolta's are too good to receive flowers from well wishers? They let their kid die out of embarrassment from autism and now they are better than everyone else. Doesn't surprise me at all.

Posted at 5:56PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Twigz

8. FedUp...don't let the door hit ya in the ass...idiot.

Posted at 5:57PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Elaine

9.
FedUp at 5:53PM on Jan 7th 2009
It wouldn't happen to any kid of mine, because if I had a special needs child, I would make sure he/she took the neccesary medication and was never left unsupervised

Also, if I had Travoltas' money, I would have hired specialists educators and nannies for my special needs kid, not my BF (Jeff what's his name, the manny, is JT's BF. The manny part is a lame ass cover story)

Posted at 6:29PM on Jan 7th 2009 by L Ron was a sissy

10. They should donate them to local children's hospitals and nursing homes. Flowers make people smile.

Posted at 6:29PM on Jan 7th 2009 by littlecrock

11. Why couldn't the funeral home have sent the flowers to the right funeral home? Or a phone call to the Florists to let them know. The people that sent these flowers,paid their money to show sympathy to Jett and his family.Flowers for a funeral are not cheap and cost quite a lot.

Posted at 6:29PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Meri

12. The poor people at this funeral home were probably so bewildered when the started getting delivery after delivery! John's people must be afraid that the flowers may have bombs in them if they only want the cards forwarded.

Posted at 6:33PM on Jan 7th 2009 by oopsie

13. # 10 tmz should have banned your inhumane comment . Your nothing but garbage ! I take that back, garbage is better than you.

Posted at 6:36PM on Jan 7th 2009 by slimeball

14. I agree with number 9. Bring them to a cemetary and leave them on graves that have none people.
The Travoltas will have more than they know what to do with. Or better yet, make a donation to a good
charity, like the ASPCA or the World Wildlife Fund in their name and they will get sent a card that a donation
has been made in Jett's honour.

Posted at 6:37PM on Jan 7th 2009 by Susie

15. Do ANNNNNNYYY of you have first-hand experience, witnessing the care Jett received....??
if not, then STFU already!!

I am sure his loving seeet thoughtful parents did everything they could to keep him comfortable and HAPPY...
accidents happen!!
and unles any of you were there to witness what actually happened, then STFU already!!

worry about your own kids and your own way of life!!
I am sure some of your kids need the attention you all have been focusing on this issue!!

Posted at 6:38PM on Jan 7th 2009 by STFU already!!!

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