Sarah Rudolph

We found out today that one of the campers from our senior summer camp at Camp Hickory Hills passed away in a horrible car accident last night. I learned about it early this morning and it's cast a heaviness on the rest of the day. She was a cutie and her smile, memorable. The blond on the left in the picture is Kelsey. She's in our youth group and Sarah is on the right with the brown hair and braids. Sarah lived in Tullahoma but had relationships with a lot of youth up this way through camp and fall retreats. Please be in prayer for the family and her many friends. Sarah was only 16 years old. Below is an article in the Winchester news paper about some details. As you can read below, a 17 year old young man was the cause of the accident. Please be in prayer for his family and for him as he deals with this tragedy.

More than anything, it jars you back to reality once again, that we are not invincible. Not that we rationally believe that...but somewhere deep inside it's hard to comprehend something we don't quite understand fully.

It's hard to deal with any death, but it seems especially hard when it's children and young people. The awesome thing is, we, who believe in Christ, have hope that one day we will all be together again. God is good and and He is faithful.

Psalms 34:18 - God is close to the broken hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

Teenager Dies In Head-On Collision
Davis L. Sons, Publisher

A 16-year-old Winchester girl died Sunday night when the car she was driving was hit head-on by a 1992 Chevrolet Camero operated by a 17-year-old boy from Lynchburg.

According to Laura McPherson, a spokesperson for the Tennessee Department of Safety, Sarah Rudolph died from injuries she sustained as she was traveling south in a 2008 Hyundai on Mansford Road.

According to Ms. McPherson, William Nelson, a junior at Moore County High School was traveling north near the Mansford Bridge and while negotiating a curve he failed to maintain his lane and struck Ms. Rudolph’s vehicle head-on.

Ms. McPherson stated that Ms. Rudolph, a junior at Tullahoma High School was pronounced dead at the scene.

Nelson was airlifted to Vanderbilt Medical Center where he was in surgery as of press time Monday morning.

According to investigating Tennessee Highway Patrolman Carl Seagroves, the use of a seat belt could have made a difference in the outcome of the accident for Ms. Rudolph. The trooper reported that Nelson was wearing a seat belt.

According to McPherson criminal charges could be pending as a result of the mishap.

Moore-Cortner Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements for Ms. Rudolph. Visitation is set from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. Friday at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home and funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. at the Winchester Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Interment will be in Franklin Memorial Gardens.