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Burt Reynolds may be buried at sea

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HOLLYWOOD — Burt Reynolds was cremated shortly after his death on Sept. 6 at age 82, and his family is considering scattering his ashes at sea, but first he’ll be honored in a private service for family and friends Wednesday at a church in Palm Beach, Florida, the town where he spent almost his entire life, a celebrity news website reported.

His family are also planning a huge public celebration of his life, according to Radar Online.

No dates were revealed — either for the burial at sea or the public celebration.

  • Burt Reynolds on the set of Universal Studios’ Stage 27 where he is directing Martin Sheen in NBC’s “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” in Los Angeles, California, Oct. 23, 1985. Reynolds directed most of the episodic shows he did for television such as “Dan August” and “Gunsmoke.” (AP Photo/Red McLendon)

  • In this Jan. 27, 2008 file photo, Burt Reynolds appears in Los Angeles. Reynolds, who starred in films including “Deliverance,” “Boogie Nights,” and the “Smokey and the Bandit” films, died at age 82, according to his agent. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)

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  • In this March 15, 1987 photo, Burt Reynolds and Loni Anderson appear at a polo match in Boca Raton, Fla. Reynolds, who starred in films including “Deliverance,” “Boogie Nights,” and the “Smokey and the Bandit” films, died at age 82, according to his agent. (Anne Ryan/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

  • FILE – In this March 15, 1978 file photo, actor Burt Reynolds polishes star that was unveiled in the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. Reynolds, who starred in films including “Deliverance,” “Boogie Nights,” and the “Smokey and the Bandit” films, died at age 82, according to his agent. (AP Photo/file)

  • After landing in prison, former pro quarterback Paul Crewe (Adam Sandler, right) calls upon coach Nate Scarborough (Burt Reynolds, center) and Caretaker (Chris Rock, left) to help him field a football team of inmates to take on the guards in the comedy “The Longest Yard.” (Courtesy of Paramount Studios)

  • Burt Reynolds in “Smokey and the Bandit”

  • Actor Burt Reynolds speaks during a Q&A session at the Los Angeles premiere of “The Last Movie Star” at the Egyptian Theatre on March 22, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

  • Actor Burt Reynolds attends the Los Angeles premiere of “The Last Movie Star” at the Egyptian Theatre on March 22, 2018 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

  • Actor Burt Reynolds attends the screening of “The Bandit” during the 2016 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival at Paramount Theatre on March 12, 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for SXSW)

  • Actor Burt Reynolds accepts an award onstage during Spike TV’s Guys Choice 2013 at Sony Pictures Studios on June 8, 2013 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Spike TV)

  • Actor Burt Reynolds accepts award onstage during Spike TV’s Guys Choice 2013 at Sony Pictures Studios on June 8, 2013 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Spike TV)

  • Actor Burt Reynolds presents onstage during the 14th annual Screen Actors Guild awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

  • In this Dec. 2, 1977 file photo, actor Burt Reynolds, right, pinches the cheeks of comedian Dom Deluise during a roast of Reynolds in Atlanta. Reynolds died at age 82, according to his agent. DeLuise died on May 4, 2009 at age 75. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

  • In this May 27, 1966 file photo, actor Burt Reynolds, left, discusses a scene with director Paul Bogart during location shooting of a new ABC-TV series “Hawk”, in New York. (AP Photo/Joe Caneva, File)

  • In this Nov. 5, 1971 file photo, actress Dinah Shore and Burt Reynolds appear together in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Harold Filan, File)

  • In this Aug. 11, 2018 photo, Burt Reynolds with Maecee Crumley and Branson Crumley pose as the Crumley family takes a few shots at Pigeon Forge’s Bubba Fest in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. The festival included stars Lee Majors, Richard Petty and many more. (Scott Keller/The Daily Times via AP)

  • In this March 12, 2016 file photo, actor Burt Reynolds appears at the world premiere of “The Bandit” during the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)

  • Burt Reynolds’ mustache enhanced his hard-living, fast-driving personae in the films “Cannonball Run,” “Smokey and the Bandit” and “Stroker Ace.” His vaseline-coated sleazeball congressman in the movie “Striptease” had no facial hair. Enough said. (AP Photo)

  • Burt Reynolds in a scene of the movie “Boogie Nights.” (undated) (AP Photo)

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Burt’s high school sweetheart, Ann Scurry, 82, who remained a close friend until his death from a heart attack, told Radar Online: “It’s been a very sad week. The funeral service is a small, private, affair and then the family have talked about scattering his ashes in the sea.”

Expected at the service alongside Ann are Burt’s niece Nancy Lee Hess, who is executor of his estate, and his only son Quinton, with whom he had healed a rift shortly before his death after decades of feuding with former spouse Loni Anderson, Radar Online reported.

Ann, who last saw Burt less than a month before his death, described him as the love of her life.

Describing Burt’s desperation in his final months, she said: “He was lonely, he used to call me all the time and at all hours of the night. One night he called me every half hour, from nine p.m. on, all through the night. We’d talk for hours, really talk.”

She added: “Burt, he was ready to go. He had become very frail and sometimes I wasn’t sure if his mind was right, he’d say things that were a little funny.”