Sumner Redstone Funeral Plans Revealed

Sumner Redstone

Sumner Redstone's personal affairs have been pulled into public view once again as part of a contentious legal effort to determine whether the 92-year-old billionaire is mentally competent.

The new filings, submitted by Herzer's attorneys last Thursday, included Redstone's detailed plans for his eventual funeral.

The LA Times report the man who created a vast entertainment empire that includes CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. wants to be placed in a "simple pine box" after he is gone and be buried next to his parents in the family plot in Massachusetts.

"I would like my funeral service to be decorated with flowers and pictures of me," Redstone said in June 2015 in plans for a traditional Jewish service.

Redstone also said he would like music by his longtime friend, Tony Bennett, and the Frank Sinatra song "I Did It My Way" to be played during the service.

The heads of his publicly traded companies — Viacom Chief Executive Philippe Dauman and CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves — are to deliver eulogies and serve as pallbearers at the funeral, along with his two grandsons.

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