Tornado survivors gather to worship in Bridge Creek OK
Hundreds of worshippers gathered in a mud covered tent at Ridgecrest Baptist Church as a deadly tornado left Bridge Creek with 41 dead statewide. Pastor Tom Duckett told the crowd that the church is the people and a building is secondary while aid pours in from FEMA and Missouri students.
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Brince Creek
Okla
Ridgecrest Baptist Church
Tom Duckett
Bridge Creek
Southwestern Insurance Information Service
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Missouri
Duckett
Tornadoes' homeless can still feel at home
Oklahoma families displaced by a week of Midwest twisters describe finding home in hotel rooms and RVs. Amid loss of homes, ties endure, with prayers, family togetherness, and plans to rebuild shaping a hopeful new beginning.
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Okla
Monique
Billy Smith
Arkansas
Louisiana
Washington
Iceland
California
Rhode Island
Oklahoma City
Mrs. Smith
Midwest
Smiths
Norman
Smith
Becky
Chris Pulisant
Chris Pillifant
Mrs. Pillifant
James Rains
Rains
Toni
Widow recalls husband Jimmy Sutton killed at party
Jennifer Pate remembers Jimmy Sutton as a front door kind of man who vanished after a party in Independence. He was found dead hours after relatives learned of his death, as 60 men including Rantone Howard and Brian Wright face second degree murder and armed criminal action charges.
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Sutton
Pate
California
Independence Police
Tih Petas
Jackson County
Rantone D
Howard
Raytown
Brian N. Wright
Odessa
Independence
Wright
W. Truman Pad
Lawrence
Arizona
Jesse
Jessica
Tucson
Desert
Standard Beverage Corp
Santa Maria
Calif
Jimmy
Standard Beverage
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Dane
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Piura Dane Wood
Mike
Linda Wood
Oklo
James Sutton
Ed Gruver
Dgruver
Jworld.com
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