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Nothing seems the same in Marrowbone, KY Grief binds not only members of the Mennonite and Amish families, but citizens of the larger Cumberland County community - and far beyond. In Marrowbone, the picturesque valley community, the feeling of loss by so many of a family which endeared itself with its kindness, industry, and talent, is overwhelming. The family's resilience has always been inspirational; but this time it's different. By Linda Waggener Nothing has been the same in Marrowbone, Ky., since the names of 11 victims from a horrendous I-65 crash were released Friday, March 26 2010. Word reached the members of the Cumberland County Mennonite and Amish community that a tractor-trailer truck had crossed over the median and hit the van carrying the John and Saddie Esh family head on. Of twelve passengers traveling in the van to a wedding in Iowa, only two small children survived. The driver of the tractor-trailer from Alabama made the eleventh victim. Traffic has been moving at a crawl Cars and trucks of family, church family, friends, state and national news media have kept Marrowbone traffic moving at a crawl and will likely keep it so through Tuesday when the funerals will be held in the former Carhartt sewing factory building at 9525 Glasgow Road in the little town. After the plant closed it was purchased by an Amish family who had planned to use it for meetings, weddings - and funerals. The ten victims in the Esh van included: John and Sadie Esh; daughters Rose, Anna and Rachel; son and daughter-in-law Leroy and Naomi Esh and their adopted baby, Jalen. Non-family members killed were Joel Gingerich, Rachel's boyfriend, and Ashley Kramer, a family friend. The driver of the semi made the eleventh victim. Two little boys from Guatemala, also adopted sons of Leroy and Naomi, survived the crash. Judy Somerville recalls seeing Sadie Esh just this week Marrowbone Postmaster since 1997, Judy Somerville, a resident of Columbia, KY, said she had seen Sadie Esh as recently as last week when she came in to do one of their regular mailings of CDs. "The whole family worked together in their construction business and they were also part of a singing group whose CDs were shipped all over," she said, "I have two of them and they are really good. They sang a cappella." The Esh family was of the Mennonite faith, one which emphasizes peace, community and service. They are said to have been very active in missionary work. Two of their sons, Abner and Elmer, are in Brazil and Judy said that John had come into the post office recently to secure their visas so they could go to visit their sons. Family was not stranger to tragedy Judy remembered that it was only a short time ago that the Esh family had lost their home to fire and Sadie had suffered severe burns and had to be hospitalized for several days. "I was driving to work and could see smoke rising from what looked to be a huge fire," she said, "and when I got close to their business where they made and sold storage buildings, I could see it was the Esh home." She said that by the time she finished her workday and started home from the post office that evening, their family and friends were already clearing the site for rebuilding. See also: Obituaries: The Esh Family and Joel Gingerich This story was posted on 2010-03-28 11:22:03
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