Funeral Arrangements Set for Benton Family Killed in Tennessee Car Accident

WKMS | By Whitney Jones

Published October 7, 2014 at 2:47 PM CDT

Funeral arrangements are tomorrow for a Benton family of four killed over the weekend in a car accident.

Michael, Monica, Joshua and Caleb Cruse were on their way to a family vacation in Gatlinburg when they were struck in a six-car collision on I-40 in Tennessee.

Michael Cruse was the youth pastor at Rosebower Baptist Church in Paducah.

Visitation for the family is at the church tonight from 5-8 and the funeral is at the same location tomorrow at 11.

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Whitney Jones

Whitney grew up listening to Car Talk to and from her family’s beach vacation each year, but it wasn’t until a friend introduced her to This American Life that radio really grabbed her attention. She is a recent graduate from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., where she studied journalism. When she’s not at WKMS, you can find her working on her backyard compost pile and garden, getting lost on her bicycle or crocheting one massive blanket.

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