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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Authorities say a severely overweight man stayed in his recliner without moving for over 8 months before he died.
Firefighters had to cut Tillmon Webb from the chair after his mother called paramedics because he was in pain.
Greenwood County deputies say the 33-year-old weighed nearly 900 pounds when he died Wednesday at a hospital.
Webb's wife, Ada, says he died of a heart attack.
She says the former preacher injured his knee in March and then stayed in his power recliner at home 70 miles west of Columbia.
She says she cleaned the chair daily as best she could.
Deputies say Webb had sores on his body and a "very bad odor."
Webb's wife says he didn't want help because he was ready to go to heaven and see Jesus.
Firefighters had to cut Tillmon Webb from the chair after his mother called paramedics because he was in pain.
Greenwood County deputies say the 33-year-old weighed nearly 900 pounds when he died Wednesday at a hospital.
Webb's wife, Ada, says he died of a heart attack.
She says the former preacher injured his knee in March and then stayed in his power recliner at home 70 miles west of Columbia.
She says she cleaned the chair daily as best she could.
Deputies say Webb had sores on his body and a "very bad odor."
Webb's wife says he didn't want help because he was ready to go to heaven and see Jesus.
