The body of Larry F. Stegall was buried 1949 about 11:30 a.m less than five hours after he died . CNN 's Dave Alsup contributed to this report . At the request of his family , his body was lowered into a grave on the island at less than five hours . He died at around 7 a.m . ET at his home on Roanoke Island , North Carolina . ` ` It had been planned for some time , '' a funeral spokesperson said .
The body of Larry F. Stegall was buried 1949 about 11:30 a.m less than five hours after he died . At the request of his family , his body was lowered into a grave on the island at less than five hours . He died at around 7 a.m . ET at his home on Roanoke Island , North Carolina . `` It had been planned for some time , '' a funeral spokesperson said .