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School District Mourns Death of Elementary Student
KERMIT, TX – The death of an elementary school student near Kermit, TX has rocked the Wink-Loving Independent School District.
“It is with great sadness that we inform you the elementary student passed away,” a statement from the district reads.
The student, later identified as Hazel Thompson, was killed in an accident along State Highway 302. According to DPS, Hazel was killed in a multiple-vehicle crash.
The crash occurred after a truck-tractor traveling east on SH 302 approached traffic around 5:30 p.m.
The driver failed to control the speed of the 18-wheeler and struck a vehicle from behind. The crash caused a chain reaction that affected 6 vehicles.
Jenny Lynn Allford 1933 - 2020 Jenny Lynn Allford
Jenny Lynn Allford, 87, passed away Dec. 14, 2020, at Brookdale Senior Living, Great Bend, Kan. She was born June 21, 1933, at Thrifty, Texas, to Raymond and Lynna Jo (Pearson) Rucker. Jenny married Robert L. Allford June 3, 1955, at Kermit, Texas. He died Nov. 28, 2016.
Jenny graduated from Kermit High School, Kermit, Texas, in 1949. She attended East Texas State University from 1949-1951, and transferred to Texas Technological University where she received her Bachelor of Music Education degree in 1953.
Jenny, a resident of Great Bend since 1969, was a long time vocal music instructor for USD 428 and area musician. She began her teaching career in 1953 in Plainview, Texas, as a junior high choral music instructor. She moved to the high school the following year and continued teaching in Texas until 1969. In 1969, Jenny accepted the vocal music position at Roosevelt Junior High School in