Widow Sues Church Because They Won’t Install Her Husband’s NASCAR Couch Tombstone

All this Indiana woman wanted to do was honor her dead husband with a tombstone that enshrined his favorite things.

Shannon Carr spent $9,600 on a granite headstone for her late husband, Jason, which her parish is now deeming unacceptable.

Shannon Carr spent $9,600 on a granite headstone for her late husband, Jason, which her parish is now deeming unacceptable.

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Carr's tombstone is shaped like a couch, has a NASCAR logo on it, a picture of a deer, a picture of his dog...

Carr's tombstone is shaped like a couch, has a NASCAR logo on it, a picture of a deer, a picture of his dog...

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...and the message "Go Colts."

...and the message "Go Colts."

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The parish says the headstone is unacceptable because of its secular nature and doesn't meet their cemetery's standards.

The parish says the headstone is unacceptable because of its secular nature and doesn't meet their cemetery's standards.

Image by Andrew Laker / AP


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