Bus driver honored with unique casket after death

SHELBYVILLE, Ill. (WAND) - A central Illinois school bus driver was honored with a unique casket after his death. 

According to Lockart-Green Funeral Homes, Stanley Lou Kline passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 9. 

His professional history included a period of decades (1974-2015) driving for Beecher City Community Unit School District No. 20. In a special tribute, his casket was designed to look like a school bus! 

"It seems only fitting that Lou was laid to rest in a very fitting casket: a Beecher City Unit 20 School Bus #17," a Lockart-Green Facebook post said. "A special tribute for a special man." 

Kline's obituary said he farmed in the Beecher City area and did custom harvesting. Outside of driving the bus for the school district, he also was a mechanic at Clough Trucking.

Kline was 82 when he passed away. 

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