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How'd that get there? Transmission shop finds cremated remains in Buick
Ultimately, someone was going to notice that Izetta Dickerson's remains (and the gold-and-black urn in which they were stored) weren't where they belonged. As it happens, somebody did notice, but it wasn't one of her relatives. It was a worker at a Charleston, SC transmission shop, and he discovered the remains in the back seat of a '92 Buick Park Ave that'd been sitting in the parking lot for months after being towed in.
The shop owner had recently bought the car from its owner (who had let it sit there all that time) for $80, and one of his employees made the discovery on Tuesday after going through the stuff left behind. Fortunately, the urn was labeled, and through the city coroner's office the deceased's sister was tracked down at her out-of-state home. (The relative known to be the last person in possession of the ashes was not named.) Now that she's aware of the situation, the sister has agreed to handle burial arrangements for Ms. Dickerson, who can finally rest in peace, presumably somewhere more appropriate than a '92 Buick with transmission problems.
[Source: The Post and Courier]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
John 5:05PM (11/08/2007)
This takes the idea of Buick owners being near death to an entirely new level.
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Leaf 5:13PM (11/08/2007)
Hahah
It had to be said
SherbornSean 6:12PM (11/08/2007)
I read on the internet that the dead was identified as Oldsmobile.
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mikeb 7:44PM (11/08/2007)
That That Park Ave looks pretty darn good. I dictate a RWD conversion and all the necessary chassis modification.
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Punisher Bass 8:34PM (11/08/2007)
You don't want to convert that to RWD. Trust me, my family had two C-body Park Avenue's and they were crap. You'd be better off just getting a used Roadmaster or converting a later G-body Park Avenue.
mikeb 9:46PM (11/08/2007)
You have to admit, it does look good though. I already swear by my 95' Roadmaster though..... dang, I feel like doing burnouts now....
Bryan 9:32PM (11/08/2007)
Well, at least she can rest in peace now! God bless her soul!
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Ed 10:52PM (11/08/2007)
The article claims that the vehicle was a Park Avenue. But the car pictured is clearly a LeSabre, as can be ascertained by the grille and design of the front bumper assembly trim.
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