The Lady In Red' May Find Final Resting Place In Week

The Lady In Red' May Find Final Resting Place In Week
JANE BIGGER Staff Writer

The "Lady in Red," who still remains a mystery five months after she was discovered in death, may have a final resting place next week.

A court order has been obtained by the Tol Thomas family, who owns Egypt Plantation. to remove the body to a cemetery. The body was discovered on their land in a flower garden, when a new septic tank line was dug last April.

When the all metal casket, the top sealed in glass was hit by a back hoe machine, the remains of the woman were discovered unbelievably preserved in alcohol, her long black hair flowing over her shoulders. She wore a red velvet dress, white gloves, and had the face, described as that of a young girl.

Morticians say that this was a method of preserving a body during the Civil War or pre-civil war days. The type of coffin also indicated the woman had been dead more than 75 years.

The Thomases, who have owned Egypt since 1919, have land titles going back to the original ownership of 1852, when the land was leased. No member or these families have been identified as the "lady in red."

It is hoped when the body is removed a view of the woman’s clothing may pinpoint the era in which she was identified other than . . . "the Lady in Red."