Posted on 10/16/2023 5:40:02 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
An Oklahoma teen is on top of the world after winning a car last month at a funeral 30 miles away from her home — fulfilling the last wish of a woman she had never even met.
...She died suddenly on July 7, 2022 — and just a few weeks before had told her nephew that when she died, she wanted to gift one of her prized possessions — a 2016 Volkswagen Beetle — to someone who attended the funeral.
"We put it in the local paper," Ingram said. "That her wish is that whoever comes to the funeral — and she didn't care if they knew her or not, or their age, race — would have a chance to win her car. Channel 4 picked it up and asked if they could do a news story [about it].I said, ‘Absolutely. It'll pack the funeral home' — which it did."
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A weirdly great story!
lucky kid. I am sure someone in heaven is smiling just as big.
Wow, congratulations to her. A great idea.
Only driven by a little old lady to the grocery store and church???
How very sweet! The winner even looks a little like the generous donor!
I hope it’s a TURBO and that it doesn’t have electrical issues. The early new generation bugs were plagued with electrical issues.
Agreed.
The neat part is that she learned about the life of this lovely lady by attending her funeral. The young lady seemed incredibly sweet and grateful. Not coincidentally, the young lady’s own car was falling apart so this gift from beyond came at the perfect time.
When my mom passed away, people I hadn’t seen in 30 years showed up. They all remembered her fondly as a giving, caring woman.
You never know how much of a difference you can make in this world.
How delightful that Dianne’s generous spirit got to touch someone she never met in this world, and how honorable it was for her extended family to respect her wishes and not keep the car for themselves.
“A great idea.”
No kidding, huh!?
I wonder if the winner asked anything about the life of the nice lady who died.
Our ‘62 bug didn’t have any issues at all...except the front and rear ends wanting to swap places if driven too hard. And an anemic heater that filled the cabin with stinky hot air. And that spongy gear shift linkage to the rear transaxle. And the location of the gas tank. And high school girls not wanting to be seen dead in it. And, and, and...
Nice!
I hope the car isn’t named “Christine.”
—”I hope the car isn’t named “Christine.”
No way!
Doesn’t fit the narrative.
Volkswagen Beetles are still the ultimate girls car. Some things never change.
I like this - might catch on...
As his body lay in the church a stranger stopped in, seeing there was no mourners and no one had signed the book they prayed for the man's soul and signed the book.
A few weeks later they were visited by the dead man's lawyer. The man left all his money to be divided between "all who should attend my funeral". Since there was only one name in the book, they got the lot.
Now all she needs to do is hire a tow truck to follow her around.
That's the secret of success! Just give the public what it wants.
Regards,
First guy I dated had a souped up blue Duster with exhaust pipes on the side. He turned out to be jerk and laughed more than once when I forgot about those stupid pipes and burned my legs getting out of the car.
The man I married drove a 1972 VW Super Beetle with a Hertz shift. About 4-5 years ago, we were able to buy another 1972 VW Beetle. We’ve been married for 40 years.
Peach
I should do something like that. Attendees at my funeral will likely have a ten percent chance of winning. :-)
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