Andy Griffith decided not to have his own burial, instead leaving instructions that he would be buried immediately after his death.

When television icon Andy Griffith died in 2012, the former Andy Griffith Show star’s fans and the world at large soon learned that there would be no burial, no funeral, and no service for anyone to attend.Griffith had taken care of everything, orchestrating the arrangements for his remains. It all took place hours after his last breath.