This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CHAVEDO, HUMBLE, STEWART, BREWER, HODGE, MCGOWEN Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lNB.2ACI/4019 Message Board Post: Braden Michael Humble of Mineral Point, Missouri was born December 29, 1988 in Denver, Colorado, son of Cheryl and Terry Stewart and the late Franklin Joe Chavedo. He passed away suddently, the result of an automobile accident, Thursday, July 14, 2005 near Salem, Missouri at the age of 16 years, 6 months and 15 days. Braden was a student at Potosi High School. He was a soldier in God's Army. He loved the Lord very much. He touched everyone that he met. In addition to his father, Braden was preceded in death by his step-grandfather Grant Brewer of Bonne Terre, Missouri. Those who remain to mourn his passing are his mother and stepfather, Cheryl and Terry Stewart of Mineral Point; one brother, Tyson Chavedo of Moore, Oklahoma; three sisters, Sheena Chavedo of Mineral Point; Ashley Humble of Steelville and Elizabeth Stewart of Potosi; grandparents, Bill and Betty Hodge of Salem; Roy and Karen Chavedo of Hooker, Oklahoma and Ralph and Shan McGowen of New Mexico and step-grandmother, Dorothy Brewer of Bonne Terre; aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and many friends. Braden Michael Humble lay in state 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, July 18, 2005 at the Britton Bros. Funeral Home, Steelville, MIssouri. Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 19, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. in the Britton Chapel with Rev. Billy Anderson officiating. Committal prayers and interment were in the Steelville, MO cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were: Scott Clark, Justin Guthrie, Brandon Major, Floyd Stewart, Brank Vance, Charlie Whitworth and Keith Wieble. Arrangements were entrusted to the care of Britton Funeral Home, Steelville, Missouri. Independent Journal, Potosi, MO, Thursday, July 28, 2005 On page 1B of the Independent Journal, July 28, 2005 The Missouri Highway Patrol reports that a double fatality occurred Thursday evening, July 14, 2005 8:35 p.m. near Salem. Kenneth Johnson, 18, of Salem was the driver of the westbound 2000 Chevrolet Camaro. The vehicle accident report said the car went off the right edge of the roadway, struck a driveway culvert, became airborne and overturned. Passengers in the vehicle were Dustin Major, 15, and Travis Myers, 14, both of Salem and Braden Humble, 16, of Mineral Point. The driver sustained serious injuries. He was transported by Air Evac helicopter to St. John's Hospital, Springfield, MO. Also injured was Major, who sustained serious injuries and was taken to University Hospital Columbia by Life Flight helicopter ambulance. Passengers in the back seat were Humble and Myers. They were reported declared dead at the scene by Coroner Eddie Wilson. The Highway Patrol report said the vehicle was a total loss. Johnson and Major were wearing seat belts and Humble and Myers were not, according to the Patrol report. Humble was a student at Potosi High School