Three people, 2 pets killed in Lake Village house fire
Fire investigators are investigating an early Wednesday morning fire in Lake Village that claimed the lives of three people and two pets. The bodies were discovered by Lake Village volunteer firefighters in a burning home at 905 North Lakeshore Drive, at the corner of North Lake Shore Drive and Connelly Road, according to Lake Village Police Chief Percy Wilburn.
Firefighters received the fire call at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. When they arrived at the burning home it was fully engulfed in flames, Wilburn said.
Wilburn said he was called to the scene at 2:20 a.m. when firefighters discovered a body in the house. Upon further investigation, two more bodies and two pets were found. The three victims appeared to be adults and the two pets appeared to be dogs, Wilburn said.
“I’ve been at this 28 years and it was tough to see,” Wilburn said. “This was a rough one.”
The names of the victims are being withheld pending positive identification and notification of next of kin. The bodies have been sent to the state Crime Lab.
“We know who resides there but we want positive identification,” Wilburn said.
State Police criminal investigator Rick McKelvey and the Lake Village Police Department, along with the state Fire Marshall who brought arson dogs to the site, are all investigating the cause of the fire.
They have ruled out the use of accelerants, but an electrical fire or accidental fire remains a possibility, according to Wilburn.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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peggy and c.d. i want you guys to know that i will miss you and i love you both ya will always be family to me and ya will always be in my heart. god please be with all three of them and the puppies too and most of all be with there familys to through this tragady.
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WAS THIS THE COUPLE THAT USED TO STAY AT SOUTHERN INN AND LINDA THAT MANAGED SONIC?
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They use to live in the motel across the highway from double quick. They were like family to me.
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Thank you for your kindness “rebeccacessor”. My Moms youngest and oldest brothers,C D and Jimmy Ray and Peggie passed in such a tragic way. Our family is in great shock right now. All I do know is that they had finally moved to Lake Village, a place that they loved from the get go. Y’all are a special townsfolk there and I’m so glad they found peace there.
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Julia, i am so sorry that ya lost your family. We were so close me and peggy were like mom and daughter and it still hurts me so bad because they are gone. We helped them move into a house and they were doing so great and finally got them away to go. I am still in shock because i love them like family and still do.
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Lord please be with the family during this hard time i want peggy and c.d. and jimmy ray to know that i love and miss them so much and they will always be in my heart. and lord be with the two puppies to and i hope and pray they catch who ever did this to them. and i want the family to know that i am still praying for ya. please let me know if any of the family needs anything i will be glad to help. thank you and godbless the family.
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To C.D, Peggie and jimmy ray family my heart goes out to y’all not only was they y’all family they was ours too and we (double quick) miss them so much can’t believe this happen. Just know our prays are with y’all. If y’all need to talk please call me at 870 265 4479.
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Thank y’all so much for the kind words. Hard to believe its been a week today and we are still no closer to getting to have any type of service to say our final goodbyes. They are STILL in little rock. Its just making it worse on the family. I came to lv on sat.to the seen of the”accident” hoping that it would make it make some sort of reality in my head,but it still feels like we are in a nightmare. Forgive me for my ramblings,God Bless you all
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I am still in shock because i still cant believe they are gone. I will always love them and miss them when is the funeral for them are have ya decided yet please let me know and also i will keep ya in my prayers and they will always be in my heart.
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I want the family to know that i will be praying for them and peggy and c.d. And jimmy ray will always be in my heart and i will always love and miss them. I put a cross in the front yard i just thought i would let you know and if theres anything i can do please let me know thank you and god bless.
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To all you friends that helped my sister up there in Ark. I want to say thank you all I know they thought the world of you all. I will miss my sister and will never let her memory die thats for sure.
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peggy an cd lived with me and my grandpa for a bout 4-5 years in bastrop la. we took peggy in like a family member an when we met cd we liked him from the get go.. peggy and cd will always be in mine an my grandpas heart it was a shock when wes. showed up at the house an told us what happen if anyone knows anything please call me at 318-669-6672 i would like to know about how the funeral an things went
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If any of the family needs me for anything heres my number 870-632-0225.
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Thank you all so much. We need to find next of kin for Peggie so she can be put to rest. Has to be blood relative to come forward and make the claim. She needs to be laid in a final resting place. Thank you for any help if anyone knows any info on her relatives. Again, thank you and God bless you.
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I would like the family to know that i am still praying for ya.
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Hello again to everyone. Just wanted to update you on our loved ones. My Uncle C.D. is finally at rest in a cemetery past Ar state line. Uncle Jimmie is resting in Texas beside his little baby boy he never got to meet here on Earth and thankfully,someone from Peggies immediate family claimed her. Thank the LORD they have been laid to rest. I know their spirit has long been gone but they needed a final resting place and our family is needing to heal. We will have a celebration of their lives in July at my parents church with the remaining brothers and my Mom and sister. Its been so hard trying to get pictures and tokens together as the tears seem to flow. I suppose its good for the soul tho. Again, I thank you all for kindness and for befriending them. They would just grow on you as soon as you met them. I hope people will be able to say that about me when I’m gone.
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I WOULD LIKE THE FAMILY TO KNOW THAT ME AND MY HUSBAND DID EVERYTHING WE COULD TO HELP PEGGY AND C.D. AND ALSO JIMMY RAY. I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY ANYBODY WOULD WANT TO DO THIS TO THEM THEY BOTHERED NO ONE THEY WERE NICE PEOPLE ME AND PEGGY WAS SO CLOSE SHE WAS LIKE A MOM TO ME. I JUST WISH I NEW WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE I ALL I HAVE HEARD WAS LIES. AND I HOPE AND PRAY THEY FIND OUT WHO DID THIS TO THEM. I MISS ALL OF THEM SO MUCH AND EVERYTIME I GO IN DOUBLEQUICK I THINK ABOUT THEM. I THINK ABOUT THEM ALL OF THE TIME.I PUT A CROSS IN THE YARD WITH THERE NAME ON IT I JUST WISH THEY WERE HERE BUT THERE NOT BUT I WILL ALWAYS HAVE THEM IN MY HEART. I JUST WANT THE FAMILY TO KNOW THAT I WILL KEEP YOU GUYS IN MY PRAYERS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE’S ANYTHING ME AND MY FAMILY CAN DO TO HELP OKAY GOD BLESS EVERYONE.
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