Family Needs Help After Fire

DNJ Reporter Mealand Ragland-Hudgins sent this:

This is information about what the Walker family needs after losing their home Sunday. Wendy is a a friend of the family and got the info for me . Her number is 216-7510, e-mail is sanctuary@untiltherapture.com

Ricky (father) needs...
shirts- XL
jeans- 34/36 waist 30 length
shoes- 9 1/2
He needs steel toe work boots before he can return to work (donation pending).

Dawn (mother) needs...
shirts- Large
pants- 12
shoes- 8 1/2 or 9

Nicci (16 year old daughter) needs...
pants- 3
shirts- small or medium
shoes- 6

John Charles (14 year old son) needs...
jeans- 32 waist 32 length
shirts- medium or large
shoes- 11

The kids shirts for school must be plain. No logos or wordage. Someone is taking care of personal clothing (underwear). They would like a microwave, hair dryer, hair brush, toiletries, food, small fridge, anything you need daily to function is needed.

The family is in a hotel in Murfreesboro. They are going to have to rent a place as insurance is NOT taking care of that for them. They found a place in La Vergne for $600.00 a month. They need the deposit, first and last months rent to get in. Plus deposits on utilities. The Red Cross give them $545 for food and clothes. If they get enough food and clothes in donation then they can use that towards the house. ANYTHING will help!

Fire in Farmingdale Subdivision

UPDATE from Angie Mayes: Right now there is a ban on open buring in La Vergne. This has been going on for some time now (months). There are no rules about burning in a container (barrel), which is what Mr. Walker was apparently doing. The city does have an ordinance that there is to be no commerical burning without an air obstructor curtain.

What started as a fire to burn garbage ended with a destroyed home on Sunday. According to the Daily News Journal, an exhausted Ricky Walker of 581 Blake Moore Drive fell asleep after lighting his burn pile. Read the article here.

My question for the city of LaVergne: How and where do you get a burn permit? If someone can post this info in the comment section, I'll move it up into this post. Thanks!

Meanwhile, keep the Walker family in your thoughts as they deal with this loss.