Comments on: Audio Slideshow: Floyd County bus crash

By: Sue Tracy

Sue Tracy — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:07:17 +0000

I remember this horrible tragedy as if it were yesterday. I was only four years old, but it is still in my thoughts. Everytime I hear anything about it, I think about how many years it has been.I have newspapers of thirty years after, and from fifty years after as well. I will pass these to my own child whom I am very thankful for each and every day. The accident happened on the day of my grandmothers funeral. I remember my parents talking about it for years to come. I also remember hearing “No School Bus In Heaven” by Ralph Stanley on the radio.

By: Sharlee Wright

Sharlee Wright — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:53:43 +0000

I’m a senior in college. I’m working with a summer documentary program. When i first learned of this tragedy it touched my heart so deeply. It’s a story i feel should be made into a documentary so that generations will remember and honor those lost and learn from this disaser. if anyone has information the’re willing to share with me or would like to talk about it please contact me

my email address is sharsheska13@hotmail.com

thank-you

By: Myron D. Compton

Myron D. Compton — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 01:01:11 +0000

What a wonderful comment left by Jeanie Stanley.
I can only add that I was about 6 years old when this happened. I was born and raised in southern Indiana and also rode a small school bus to a one room country school. I remember having a copy of this song “No School Bus In Heaven”. I thought it was a great song and a great tribute to the families. The Stanley Brothers done a wonderful job. This school bus accident was a terrible thing that happened and I am so so sorry for the families.

By: Jeanie Stanley

Jeanie Stanley — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:58:35 +0000

It was my father, Carter Stanley, who wrote the song “No School Bus In Heaven” after this tragegy occurred all those years ago. Of course I wasn’t even born yet when it actually happened. My father expressed many of the events that happened around him back in those days in the words of his songs. He wrote and sang about everyday life. I believe he thought this catastrophic day should be remembered by those far and near and he vocalized it so it would live forever. I believe he wrote the song as a memorium to those who lost their young lives.
I was sent this link by a fan of my late father’s and I wanted to share my feelings. My heart goes out to the families of those who lost their dear children and to the bus driver’s family. I can’t imagine the pain they must have gone through. They say there is nothing worse for a parent than to lose a child. It is my fervent hope that God and time have eased their pain.

By: Becky Wells

Becky Wells — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:52:29 +0000

My sister wrote the book Portrait Of A Disaster she has put almost fifty years into research doing this book reporters from different news papers have interviewed her and obtained materials, facts, and pictures from her then print their articles and take credit for her work in the past . But during the 50′th anniversary dedication the interviews with Wymt tv and The Floyd county times gave her the true and proper credit for her dedication and hard work. a big thumbs up to you both,But i cant say the same for the Heraldleader.

By: jackie hall

jackie hall — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:19:25 +0000

I WROTE THE BOOK PORTRAIT OF A DISASTER a pictorial history of the 1958 school bus disaster. I GAVE HEARLD LEADER REPORTER MUCH MATERIAL FOR THIS ARTICLE t O find out true fact filled story get FLOYD COUNTY TIMES DATED FEBRUARY20 and 27 2OO8 or BOOK PORTRAIT OF A DIASTER forty six years of relentless research resulted in this fact filled true soul shattering story of children and the horriable way they died’ JACKIE BRANHAM HALL @1 6o6 263 4027.

By: Juanita J Preece

Juanita J Preece — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:43:05 +0000

I WAS JUST 9YRS OLD WHEN THIS HAPPENED, MY BROTHER JUST 6,
BUT I REMEMBER IT VERY CLEARLY.
OUR MOM WAS SO SAD ABOUT IT AND CRIED.
MY PRAYERS SINCE THEN HAVE BEEN WITH THOSE FAMILIES WHO
LOST LOVED ONES.
GOD BLESS!
Thank You.

By: Greene Tussey

Greene Tussey — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:35:17 +0000

Thank you for this memorial which helps those of us who still remember that day at Prestonsburg High School. I was in Mae Kay Roberts algebra class when the news came to us about our classmates. I remember that Miss Roberts cried quite often over the small misfortunes of the students in her classes. She was a very sensitive person with a soft heart. Several students who were in her class rode bus 27 and she insisted on waiting for them to arrive. When she stepped into the hallway and came back crying, I and my fellow classmates knew immediately something bad had occurred but we had no idea of just how bad the news would turn out to be. Thank you.

By: Danny Sprinkle

Danny Sprinkle — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:45:02 +0000

I was 7 years old at the time of the crash but remember it yet today. My dad had been in the Navy so rushed to the scene to offer his services. It was a tragic day. Little did I know that just one month later, my dad would be killed in the coal mines. So then I really knew the anguish all were going through.
I would really appreciate an oportunity to purchase a copy of this video.
Please let me know how I can obtain one.

By: Peggy Pack McCarty

Peggy Pack McCarty — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:36:58 +0000

At the time of the bus wreck I lived in Auxier on the river, later i moved to Wheelwright. I was 9 years old and I still remember it like it was yesterday, standing on the river bank watching the boats go up and down looking for those children. Over the years I have thought of this, when my children road a school bus and now my grandchildren. I can not imagine what those parents and grandparents went through. I watch my grandchildren get on their school bus laughing and joking with their friends and I think about those whose last sight of their children was the same scene , and it makes me want to give them an extra hug. I don’t think any one from Flyod County at that time will ever forget it.
I thought this was a beautiful memorial to those children