Jerry Springer’s gravesite can now be seen for the first time, and an adjacent plot for his wife who is still very much alive, TMZ reports.
TMZ obtained photos of the late talk show host’s final resting place which marks where he was buried a little over a week ago in a Chicago suburb. From the photos Jerry Springer’s gravesite is a relatively modest scene, with a large headstone and bench with his surname, “SPRINGER.”
There’s a separate slab with his first and middle name inscribed — Gerald Norman. Right next to that is another space with a different headstone designated for Margaret ‘Micki’ Velton, his wife of nearly 50 years.
According to the report by TMZ, sources with direct knowledge have explained that all the reports of them having divorced in the ’90s are complete BS. Sources also revealed to TMZ that they were never apart, and there weren’t any marital issues as had been widely speculated.
As for why Micki’s been labeled his ex-wife all these years without any correction from Jerry, TMZ sources stated that he was a very private person and didn’t feel the need to address it publicly. In other words, they’ve been together as man and wife this whole time.
Micki’s own headstone already being in the ground next to Jerry Springer’s gravesite, there’s nothing looming she’s fine.
There are plans in place for a much larger public service/celebration of life on June 9 at a Memorial Hall in downtown Cincinnati, and they’re planning to let around 500 people inside the venue.
Jerry died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, which he kept under wraps.