From the ArcaMax Publishing, Weird News Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/weirdnews/s-358830-414830
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (UPI) -- A woman who won a free funeral at a
Grand Prairie, Texas, minor league baseball game said she has survived
numerous medical problems.
Elaine Fulps, 60, bested other Grand Prairie Airhogs fans in a
competition that included a pallbearer's race, a mummy wrap and a
eulogy delivery at Tuesday's game, The Dallas Morning News reported.
Fulps said she performed all of the feats while wearing a neck brace
related to multiple medical problems that have led to about 20
surgeries.
"I almost croaked many times," Fulps said.
"God still has me around for a reason," she said. "To win a funeral."
The $10,000 funeral, part of the American Association of Independent
Professional Baseball team's All Hogs Go to Heaven promotion, will be
provided by the Chapel of Roses Funeral Home.
Fulps said she plans to meet soon with funeral home officials to work
out the details of her prize, which includes a free headstone and
burial plot.
"I'm going to pick a spot under a tree out of the Texas heat," she
said. "And let's hope it's a pet-free cemetery. I don't want to get
watered on."