A generous woman decided to do something fun with her last wishes, offering her car to anyone who would come to attend her funeral.
Her name was Diane Sweeney, a lover of family, faith, and her WV Beetle. Passing away suddenly in July of last year, she had told her nephew Rick Ingram about her plan to give away her car in a raffle if she died.
“She told a few of us her wish,” Ingram said. “I remember it clear as day. She said, ‘Whoever comes to my funeral, I want them to have a chance to win my Volkswagen Beetle.’ And I said, ‘Oh, Diane, I’ll make that happen.’”
Ingram, along with his cousin, decided to really
make a go of it. They told Channel 4 News of Oklahoma City that they planned to take out an ad in the paper, and wanted to see if they were interested in covering the story: which they were, and which “packed” the funeral home...Read More +
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