Hot Rod Funeral
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The love of hot rods, and especially their Chevy Belair Nomad, was something that Springfield’s Paul and Susan Packer shared during their nearly 50-year marriage. So Paul Packer and his family thought it only fitting that they use the hot rod to transport Susan Packer to her final resting place at Vernon Asbury Cemetery after her funeral Friday at Richards, Raff and Dunbar Memorial Home in Springfield. Susan Lyane Packer, 65, died Monday at Springfield Regional Medical Center. Bill Lackey/Staff