Going Back to Murfreesboro for a Funeral

Today we are traveling to Murfreesboro for Johnny Harris’ funeral. He was Sharon Beaver’s stepdad, and we’ve known him from spending time with her family for the past few years. He was killed in a terrble car accident in the wee hours of last Thursday morning. Here’s a news article I just found on the web:

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Death brings I-24 wreck toll to 4

MANCHESTER -- A fourth person has died as the result of a fatal wreck on Interstate 24 near Manchester.

Devon Ziegler, 8, died Thursday night at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said Friday.

State troopers said an eastbound pickup driven by Johnny Harris, 53, of Murfreesboro, crossed the median and slammed into a station wagon and then a tractor trailer around 6 a.m. Thursday.


Harris was pronounced dead at the scene.

Marcie Ziegler, 32, and her daughter Cassie Ziegler, 13, both of Franklin, Ind., were in the station wagon and also were pronounced dead at the scene. Joshua Ziegler, 12, was in stable condition Friday at Vanderbilt.

The tractor-trailer was driven by Scetoslav N. Krastev, 32, of Indianapolis. He was not reported to be injured.

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It is always disturbing to have someone taken suddenly like this. We knew Johnny, but I know we didn’t know him that well. And he wanted to be known: he was very friendly and liked to share things about his life with Dan and I ……You always think you have all the time in the world to spend with someone. Or at least you do when you’re young. And then, he can go to meet our Maker, just like *that.*

This has given me a new perspective on some of my relationships. There is no time like the present to fully share the love of Christ with the people in my life. What am I waiting for? Why hold back?

(The picture is Johnny with Sharon's Mom, Nadine, and Sammy Beaver when he was younger.)