An Elvis superfan was ‘returned to sender’ with a special King themed funeral, complete with celebrant in jumpsuit and quiff wig. Kim Jones' send off saw mourners dancing in the aisle and singing along to rock and roll hits.
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00:00When no one else can understand me
00:06When everything I do is wrong
00:11You give me hope and consolation
00:16You give me strength to carry on
00:20And I'm always there to lend a hand
00:26Yeah, everything I do
00:31That's the wonder
00:35The wonder of you
00:39The wonder of you
00:43Everyone that agrees that this should be a celebration today of Kim's life
00:48say, uh-huh.
00:50Please be seated.
00:52Kim Leslie-Jones obviously was a massive Elvis fan
00:56and, of course, Kim married Andrew in 1990
00:59and 2004 is when Andrew sadly passed away
01:03but number one man in Kim's life was Elvis Presley.
01:08Of course, no one ever matched up to Elvis.
01:12This one is Return to Sender, so I want you to sing as loud as you can.
01:16Stand up.
01:19No such number
01:23No such song
01:26Return to sender
01:29Return to sender
01:33Return to sender
01:37Return to sender
01:40Return to sender
01:44Return to sender
01:49A round of applause for Kim Leslie-Jones.
01:51Thank you very much, Kim.
01:54When no one else can understand me
02:00When everything I do is wrong
02:06You give me hope and consolation
02:11When everything I do is wrong
02:16You give me hope and consolation
02:23You give me strength to carry on
02:27And I'm always there to lend a hand
02:33In everything I do
02:38That's the wonder
02:42The wonder of you
02:46The wonder of you
02:51And when you smile the world is brighter
02:56You touch my hand and I'm a king
03:01Your kiss to me is worth a fortune
03:06Your love to me is everything
03:11I guess I'll never know the reason why
03:17You love me as you do
03:22That's the wonder
03:26The wonder of you