Shelby to Be Buried as Dispute Ends

DALLAS (AP/Staff) — Celebrated car designer Carroll Shelby’s children and wife have resolved a dispute over how to bury him, two and a half months after his death. Shelby, a Camp County native, died in a Dallas hospital on May 10; his body is being held in a local morgue. His three children say their father signed a document giving them permission to have his body cremated, though his last wife, Cleo, said the document was a forgery.

Shelby’s son and Cleo Shelby’s attorney told The Associated Press on Monday that they’re close to finalizing a settlement. They say his remains will be cremated, then divided five ways among his children, his wife, and burial at a family plot in East Texas. The 89-year-old Shelby built powerful versions of the Cobra, Mustang, and Viper sports cars.