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2A The Cbrioiv4.edgerj4ckson Ditty News Saturday, March 28, 17 OLE MISS TRAGEDY i Sorority Victims, from 1A I I 1 I Ljk Li L. ROBERSON SIMMONS GARDNER WORSHAM LANGFORD Services set for Chi Omega victims view from Cincinnati, where the governing board was holding a quarterly meeting. She said the sorority would dedicate the next issue of its magazine, Eleusis, to the students. "Chi Omegas throughout the country are in shock and in mourning," said Cocke, whose daughter attended Ole Miss for a year and was a member of the Chi Omega chapter there. Chi Omega has 168 campus chapters across the country.

Five women injured in the accident remained in serious condition Friday, and two of those were transferred from the Oxford-Lafayette Medical Center to other hospitals. Those in serious condition were: Sandifer, a freshman business major, who was transferred to the Baptist East hospital in Memphis. Chuck Drummond, spokesman for the Oxford hospital, said Sandifer had suffered neurological damage to her leg, which was broken in the accident, and will undergo surgery. Katie Rose, 20, a sophomore business major from Starkville, who suffered from a broken pelvis and possible internal injuries. Maggie Elliott, 20, a sophomore engineering major from Oxford, who suffered a broken pelvis and leg and possible internal injuries.

Evelyn Azar, 19, a freshman pharmacy major from Greenville, who suffered a severe laceration to her leg. Three others remained in fair condition. Shannon Moore, 20, a senior education major from Jackson, who suffered a broken jaw and lacerations, remained in the intensive-care unit. Shawna Malloy, 20, a sophomore business major from Clarksdale, suffered cut tendons. Melissa Ragan, 19, a freshman liberal arts major from Cleveland, suffered a broken ankle and a broken collarbone.

Susan McGee, 22, a senior business major from Jackson, suffered a broken jaw and multiple lacerations. She was transferred by ambulance Friday to St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital in Jackson to be closer to her family, officials said. The condition of Amy Etoch, 20, of Helena, a sophomore accounting major who suffered a broken leg, was upgraded from fair to good. June Ricks, 20, a sophomore liberal arts major from Jackson, and Ashley Brock, 19, a freshman business major from Greenwood, were treated and released Thursday.

Clarion-Ledger staff writers Hayes Johnson and Lynn Watkins and correspondent Rhonda Richards contributed "Two girls were coming towards us with their hands up in the air. They said, 'Lady, please stop and please call the ambulance. Please call the Those girls had not been injured." Callaway dashed into Williams Antique Furniture on the west side of Mississippi 6 about 300 yards from the crash scene, to call for help. When she returned, she found medical help on the scene. "One of the paramedics said to me, 'Would you please talk to this girl and keep her from going into Callaway said.

Callaway said she sat down and held a student's head in her arms. She was Mary Helen Sandifer, 19, of Greenwood. "She kept saying to me, 'What happened, what happened, what happened Callaway said she used her purse to prop up Sandifer's head while she helped tend to another victim by placing a torn jacket under her head to keep it off the gravel. On the Oxford campus Friday, students sat stunned in classes. "It's like everybody wasn't there today," said Ronn Pierce, a 23-year-old law student.

In a pathology class Wilbur Davis, professor of pharmacology, led his class in prayer. "Regardless of how you feel about prayer, I ask your indulgence," Suzanne Turnage, a 21-year-old senior from Vicksburg, quoted Davis as saying. "Some of the guys in class were even crying," she said. Pierce, Turnage and other students donated blood to replenish depleted supplies after the accident. Nearly 200 had given blood by 5 p.m.

Friday. To help students cope, officials will hold four sessions on the topic "Dealing With Grief." The sessions will be at 8 p.m. Sunday in the Stockard Martin Towers, Room 404 of the campus Union and Crosby Hall. Another session will be held at 10 p.m. in the Towers.

Officials also announced Friday the establishment of a scholarship fund called the "Chi Omega Memorial Fund." Donations for the fund can be sent to the University of Mississippi Foundation, Oxford, MS 38677. Chi Omega's national vice president, Roselyn Debbs, an Ole Miss alumna, was en route to Mississippi on Friday afternoon and planned to attend one of the student's funerals. Kirk B. Cocke of Tallahassee, national president of Chi Omega, said that the five-member governing board of the sorority planned to make some kind of memorial for the members who died. "It's too early to tell exactly what dation of Mississippi which funds kidney disease research and helps to locate kidney donors.

The National Kidney Foundation sent a telegram to the Chi Omega chapter Friday, which read: "The officers and supporters of the National Kidney Foundation of Mississippi express their profound grief and sorrow for the lost lives and suffering of the sisters of Chi Omega. In this dark hour, please know that we hold you all in our hearts and prayers." Mississippi Highway Patrol troopers, who met Friday with Gov. Bill Al-lain, would not shed any new light on how the accident occurred. "It will be at least Monday before we can give out any full details," said Trooper Ricky Roy, who is investigating the accident out of the patrol's Batesville office. Roy said Thursday that the driver of the truck, Robert Davis of Senatobia, "hit his brakes" and apparently lost control.

Davis told university officials that he swerved to avoid a Chevrolet Cavalier that was escorting the women and then plowed into the Nissan Maxima. The Maxima flipped onto the group of about 20 students walking along the shoulder of the four-lane highway. Davis, who was uninjured, has not been charged. Roy said Friday he doesn't believe charges will be filed. Patrol officials said there was no evidence of drug or alcohol use involved or excessive speed.

The walkers had no official escort. Sgt. David L. Stewart of the Highway Patrol said the agency doesn't provide escorts for such events because they lack the manpower. Chi Omega members said they had obtained permits to walk on the highway.

D.D. Cvitanovich, chief of the Mississippi Highway Patrol, said the state law enforcement agency discourages events like the Ole Miss walk-a-thon. "Because of the danger involved, we have turned down requests for escorts in this type of events. There's no assurance that if a patrol car is there, it's going to stop an accident," he said. "The law doesn't prohibit pedestrians from using the side of the roadway.

All we can do is try to keep them out of the road," he said. Ann Callaway, 75, of Oxford and a friend were returning from a day's outing in Yalobusha County when they came upon the accident only minutes after it occurred. "I saw a truck pull off the road," Callaway said Friday. "Then we came by and I saw all those girls lying on the side of the road. The Clarion-Ledger Four were sophomores.

One was in her first year at the University of Mississippi. Many were involved in campus government. The five members of Chi Omega sorority who were killed as they walked for charity Thursday brought to Ole Miss lists of high school accomplishments from as close to the Oxford campus as Tupelo and as far away as Atlanta. Margaret Gardner, 20, was a sophomore liberal arts major from Tupelo. She was a varsity basketball cheerleader at Tupelo High School for three years.

She served on the homecoming court her senior year and was Key Club sweetheart. She was also listed in the Who's Who Among American High School Students. She was on the dean's list at Ole Miss. Services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at the First United Methodist Church in Tupelo.

Burial is in Tupelo Memorial Park. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. today at W.E. Pegues Funeral Home of Tupelo. She is survived by her father and stepmother, Circuit Judge Thomas J.

Gardner III and Sue Gardner of Tupelo; mother, Mrs. Katharine Cole of Alameda, sisters, Mrs. Kim Burkett of Tuscaloosa, and Miss Sarah Elizabeth "Sadie" Gardner of Tupelo; brother, Thomas Joseph Gardner IV of Oakland, and grandparents, Mrs. Emily Gardner of Jackson, Mrs. Louella Overton of Hot Springs, and Mrs.

Kay Ross of St. David's, Penn. Mary Pat Langford, 19, a freshman liberal arts major from Atlanta, was a member of both the Reformed University Fellowship and Association for Women Students. She was also an Associated Student Body poll watcher. Langford was a graduate of Riverwood High School in Atlanta.

Services are 2 p.m. today at Sandy Springs United Methodist Church in Sandy Springs, with burial in Arlington Memorial Park in Atlanta. Sandy Springs Chapel Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She is survived by her parents, Charles and Beverly Langford of Atlanta; sister, Miss Leslie Langford of Atlanta; maternal grandparents, Dr. and Mrs.

J.B. Young of Ellisville; and paternal grandmother, Mrs. Mary M. Langford of Marks. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation.

Elizabeth Gage "Beth" Roberson, 20, a sophomore business major from Greenwood, was serving as chairman of the Kidney Foundation walk-a-thon. Roberson was a member of Kappa Alpha Little Sisters. She was a member of the College Republicans, a Senate poll watcher and on the chancellor's and dean's lists. wood, where she was head cheerleader, editor of the yearbook staff, secretary of the senior class, a member of the school newspaper's staff, tennis team, student council, and the homecoming court. She was also a member of the 1985 Mustang Club and the Hall of Fame and won several academic awards at Pillow Academy while serving as vice president of the Junior Auxiliary Crown Club.

She was a board member of the Greenwood Leflore Foundation of Arts and was a member of the First United Methodist Church, where she had served as secretary of the Youth Fellowship and as a member of the Handbell Choir and the Youth Choir. She was a member of the 1986 Southern Debutante Assembly. Services are 2 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church in Greenwood with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Wilson Knight Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Howard Roberson of Greenwood; brother, William Marion Roberson of Greenwood; paternal grandmother, Mrs. William J. Roberson of Minter City, and maternal grandparents, Mr.

and Mrs. Frank McLendon of Quitman. Robin Simmons, 20, was a sophomore elementary education major from Tupelo who served on the Associated Student Body Election Commission. She was head of the student body poll watchers. She was a basketball cheerleader at Tupelo High School, and a class favorite there for four years.

She lettered in soft-ball and basketball. She was also a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at Harrisburg Baptist Church in Tupelo with burial in Lee Memorial Park. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m.

today at W.E. Pegues Funeral Home in Tupelo. She is survived by her parents, Gill and Sarah Simmons of Tupelo; sister, Miss Dana Simmons of Tupelo; brother, Marc Simmons of Hamilton, and grandmother, Mrs. Ara Miller of Birmingham Ridge near Tupelo. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for donations to Harrisburg Baptist Church's Library Fund.

Hess Worsham, 20, was a sophomore liberal arts major from Corinth. She was a graduate of Corinth High School. Services are 2 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in Corinth with burial in Henry Cemetery in Corinth. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m.

today at McPeters Funeral Home in Corinth. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Menna Madden Worsham of Corinth; father and stepmother, Bobby and Beth Worsham of Corinth; brother, Hayden Worsham of Corinth; stepbrothers, Tal Clark of Onacock, and John Clark of Drew; grandmother, Mrs. Herman J. Madden of Corinth; and grandparents, Mr.

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