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CAT Tracks for December 24, 2010
THEBES CRASH CLAIMS 3RD LIFE |
Sad news on Christmas Eve...
Lovella Newell, who suffered severe injuries in Monday's fatal car crash near Thebes, has passed away.
Mrs. Newell was active for years in the Cairo Boosters Club. She served the school district regularly as a substitute teacher and as a parent volunteer.
Our condolences to the Newell family...
(Obituary posted below article.)
From the KFVS TV Channel 12...
Third victim dies Christmas Eve following Monday crash near Thebes
By Heartland News
ALEXANDER COUNTY, IL (KFVS) - A third victim has died following Monday's crash near Thebes.
Illinois State Police confirm Lovella Newell, 76, of Cairo passed away Christmas Eve due to of complications of injuries she sustained in the crash.
The crash happened around 6 p.m. Monday about a half mile north of Thebes on Route 3.
According to police, 18-year-old Alan Ray Parker, Jr. of Cape Girardeau was driving south when he and an on-coming passenger car driven by 20-year-old Heather Miller of Lancaster, Wisconsin side swiped one another.
Troopers said Parker hit a van driving behind Miller head on. Parker and the driver of the van, 54-year old Rose Johnson-Wiggins of Cairo, Illinois were both killed in the crash.
Newell and another woman, Kathy Johnson, 53, of Chicago, were passengers in the Johnson-Wiggins vehicle.
No word on Johnson's condition.
The investigation into the wreck continues.
From the Southeast Missourian...
Lovella Newell
CAIRO, Ill. -- Lovella Newell, 76, of rural Cairo died Friday, Dec. 24, 2010, at the St. Louis University Medical Center in St. Louis.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the First Missonary Baptist Church in Cairo. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of service.
Burial will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Mound City National Cemetery.
Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.
