Tractor procession carries 103-year-old farmer to his final resting spot

It was a five-tractor salute Wednesday for a man who lived most of his life in a small town, but made quite a big impression on the lives of many.

Harold Covey died where he lived most of his 103 years, at home in Poland, New York.

He was a farmer his entire life and on Wednesday, many of his fellow farmers gave him a special send-off; a procession of their tractors, escorting the hearse carrying Covey's remains past the family farm, and then onto church for his funeral.

Covey's nephew, Jack Murray, says Covey might have been old-fashioned, but that he didn't let that keep him from updating and improving his farm through the years.

Murray says that Covey might initially think a modern piece of equipment looked funny, but that eventually, he'd buy it.

He also says his uncle was one of a kind; always ready to help a neighbor and find humor in everything.

"He was unique, so to speak, he was different from everybody else. I used to say the people in the 30s they grew up & developed a character. Well, he was a character, you know, he always found something funny in everything."

Covey was predeceased by a son in May.

He leaves six grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild to celebrate his life.