This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Karen_Jorgensen Surnames: Straley, Hill, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.green/17206/mb.ashx Message Board Post: John Thomas Straley, 26, Mt Sherman, was killed instantly Saturday when his plane crashed and burned on the farm of Prof. C. A Thompson in the Brush Creek section near Liberty Baptist Church. Straley was crop dusting when his light plane struck a tree, crashing nose-first into the ground and flopping over. It Immediately caught fire. Straley's body, badly mangled was burned beyond recognition when the gasoline tank and the chemical he was using exploded. Surviving are his mother, Mrs Ruby Hill Straley, Mount Sherman his father, W. L. Straley, Hodgenville; his stepmother; a half-brother W. L. Straley, Jr., Campbellsville, and his grandfathers, John Straley, Louisville, and Jesse Hill, Mount Sherman. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Hodgenville Baptist Church with burial in Mount Moriah Baptist Church cemetery. Obituaries of Green Co. Ky., Vol. 9, compiled by Eunice Montgomery Wright, p. 213 Kentucky Vital Records Index, cd's STRALEY, JOHN T; 16 Sep 1928; LARUE; mother HILL RUBY Kentucky Death Index, rootsweb STRALEY, JOHN T; age 026; death place GREEN; residence LARUE; death date 6 aug 1955 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.