Fischele Mixon’s son, Jamell Johnson, will remember her as a wonderful person. “She was a family person, kind,” said Johnson.

A key figure in her story is Benjamin Aidoo, the originator of the now-famous “coffin dancers,” who has helped open doors for her since they first met in the early 2010s.

In the days leading up to the funeral Mass, the Vatican said more than 150,000 filed past Francis' open wooden coffin as he lay in state at St. Peter's Basilica.

In the days leading up to the funeral Mass, the Vatican said more than 150,000 filed past Francis' open wooden coffin as he lay in state at St. Peter's Basilica.

In the days leading up to the funeral Mass, the Vatican said more than 150,000 filed past Francis' open wooden coffin as he lay in state at St. Peter's Basilica.

Simpson Funeral Museum will open in February and be just the second of its type in the country, said Bill Simpson, a longtime funeral director and casket manufacturer.

In the days leading up to the funeral Mass, the Vatican said more than 150,000 filed past Francis' open wooden coffin as he lay in state at St. Peter's Basilica.

In the days leading up to the funeral Mass, the Vatican said more than 150,000 filed past Francis' open wooden coffin as he lay in state at St. Peter's Basilica.

A key figure in her story is Benjamin Aidoo, the originator of the now-famous “coffin dancers,” who has helped open doors for her since they first met in the early 2010s.

In the days leading up to the funeral Mass, the Vatican said more than 150,000 filed past Francis' open wooden coffin as he lay in state at St. Peter's Basilica.