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After days of touch-and-go panic over last minute details, Carolyn's sister Cheri closed on a house on Churchill Road - right on time Friday.

Her new house number is 346.

Cheri, pictured here on sale day with former owner Elmer, is getting a gem.

Elmer, a retired postal worker, kept the two-bedroom, one-bath cottage in tip top shape for 18 years.

Elmer and Lucille were happily married for 35 years - until she died this spring. Lucille had always wanted to be an interior decorator and her home reflected her fine taste.

After Lucille died, Elmer, 80, traveled to Baltimore to visit his three sisters. It was there he reconnected with his first wife of 18 years - Dee. She and Elmer decided to remarry and the rest is history.

At the closing Elmer said about leaving his pink paradise: It is a good day. It is a sad day.

Dee was eager to return north to see her beloved pet dog so Elmer will wait patiently to show her Key West until their return visit to Florida around Easter.

There were a few more items to pack back on Churchill after Elmer left the title company Friday morning. We tried to figure out where to leave the house keys.

How about in the mailbox? someone suggested.

Elmer's expert reply: Sorry, that's against the law.