A two-vehicle, head on crash caused when a Hopkinsville man apparently fell asleep at the wheel has resulted in the death of a Trigg County woman, according to Kentucky State Police officials. Trooper Chris Anderson said Sandra McGinnis, 44, of Cadiz, was eastbound on US68 about two miles west of Cadiz around 6:22 a.m. Tuesday morning when a westbound vehicle driven by J. Albert Burks IV, 20, of Hopkinsville, swerved into the westbound lane causing the collision. Both vehicles were severely damaged by the impact. Burks vehicle came to rest blocking the westbound lane of the highway, while McGinnis vehicle came to rest on the eastbound shoulder. Both were wearing seat-belts.
McGinnis, the wife of Trigg County schools superintendent, Tim McGinnis and a teacher at Indian Hills Elementary School in Hopkinsville, was pronounced dead at the scene by Trigg County Coroner John Mark Vinson. Burks was rushed to the Trigg County Hospital, and later transported to a medical hospital in Nashville.
Funeral services for Sandra "Sandy" Roberts McGinnis, 44, of Trigg County, were conducted on Sept. 26, 2002, at Saint John United Methodist Church in Hopkinsville. Hughart and Beard Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The Rev. Phil Hill officiate. Burial followed in Cerulean Cemetery.
Mrs. McGinnis died Sept. 24, 2002, in Trigg County from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Mrs. McGinnis was born on Aug. 7, 1958, in Caldwell County, the daughter of Leon and Wilda Hancock Roberts of Cerulean. Her father is the retired superintendent of schools in Christian County.
Mrs. McGinnis was a fourth and fifth grade teacher at Indian Hills Elementary School where--with the exception of a brief time at Highland Elementary School--she had spent her 23 years in teaching. She was a member of the Christian County Teachers Association, a Murray State University graduate and a member of Saint John United Methodist Church.
In addition to her parents, survivors include her husband, Trigg County Schools superintendent, Tim McGinnis; a son, Clay McGinnis, a freshman at Murray State University, a daughetr, Lacey McGinnis, a junior at Trigg County High School; a brother, Jon Roberts, Cerulean, and a maternal grandmother, Pearlie Mae Hancock, also of Cerulean.
McGinnis, the wife of Trigg County schools superintendent, Tim McGinnis and a teacher at Indian Hills Elementary School in Hopkinsville, was pronounced dead at the scene by Trigg County Coroner John Mark Vinson. Burks was rushed to the Trigg County Hospital, and later transported to a medical hospital in Nashville.
Funeral services for Sandra "Sandy" Roberts McGinnis, 44, of Trigg County, were conducted on Sept. 26, 2002, at Saint John United Methodist Church in Hopkinsville. Hughart and Beard Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The Rev. Phil Hill officiate. Burial followed in Cerulean Cemetery.
Mrs. McGinnis died Sept. 24, 2002, in Trigg County from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Mrs. McGinnis was born on Aug. 7, 1958, in Caldwell County, the daughter of Leon and Wilda Hancock Roberts of Cerulean. Her father is the retired superintendent of schools in Christian County.
Mrs. McGinnis was a fourth and fifth grade teacher at Indian Hills Elementary School where--with the exception of a brief time at Highland Elementary School--she had spent her 23 years in teaching. She was a member of the Christian County Teachers Association, a Murray State University graduate and a member of Saint John United Methodist Church.
In addition to her parents, survivors include her husband, Trigg County Schools superintendent, Tim McGinnis; a son, Clay McGinnis, a freshman at Murray State University, a daughetr, Lacey McGinnis, a junior at Trigg County High School; a brother, Jon Roberts, Cerulean, and a maternal grandmother, Pearlie Mae Hancock, also of Cerulean.
A two-vehicle, head on crash caused when a Hopkinsville man apparently fell asleep at the wheel has resulted in the death of a Trigg County woman, according to Kentucky State Police officials. Trooper Chris Anderson said Sandra McGinnis, 44, of Cadiz, was eastbound on US68 about two miles west of Cadiz around 6:22 a.m. Tuesday morning when a westbound vehicle driven by J. Albert Burks IV, 20, of Hopkinsville, swerved into the westbound lane causing the collision. Both vehicles were severely damaged by the impact. Burks vehicle came to rest blocking the westbound lane of the highway, while McGinnis vehicle came to rest on the eastbound shoulder. Both were wearing seat-belts.
McGinnis, the wife of Trigg County schools superintendent, Tim McGinnis and a teacher at Indian Hills Elementary School in Hopkinsville, was pronounced dead at the scene by Trigg County Coroner John Mark Vinson. Burks was rushed to the Trigg County Hospital, and later transported to a medical hospital in Nashville.
Funeral services for Sandra "Sandy" Roberts McGinnis, 44, of Trigg County, were conducted on Sept. 26, 2002, at Saint John United Methodist Church in Hopkinsville. Hughart and Beard Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The Rev. Phil Hill officiate. Burial followed in Cerulean Cemetery.
Mrs. McGinnis died Sept. 24, 2002, in Trigg County from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Mrs. McGinnis was born on Aug. 7, 1958, in Caldwell County, the daughter of Leon and Wilda Hancock Roberts of Cerulean. Her father is the retired superintendent of schools in Christian County.
Mrs. McGinnis was a fourth and fifth grade teacher at Indian Hills Elementary School where--with the exception of a brief time at Highland Elementary School--she had spent her 23 years in teaching. She was a member of the Christian County Teachers Association, a Murray State University graduate and a member of Saint John United Methodist Church.
In addition to her parents, survivors include her husband, Trigg County Schools superintendent, Tim McGinnis; a son, Clay McGinnis, a freshman at Murray State University, a daughetr, Lacey McGinnis, a junior at Trigg County High School; a brother, Jon Roberts, Cerulean, and a maternal grandmother, Pearlie Mae Hancock, also of Cerulean.
McGinnis, the wife of Trigg County schools superintendent, Tim McGinnis and a teacher at Indian Hills Elementary School in Hopkinsville, was pronounced dead at the scene by Trigg County Coroner John Mark Vinson. Burks was rushed to the Trigg County Hospital, and later transported to a medical hospital in Nashville.
Funeral services for Sandra "Sandy" Roberts McGinnis, 44, of Trigg County, were conducted on Sept. 26, 2002, at Saint John United Methodist Church in Hopkinsville. Hughart and Beard Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The Rev. Phil Hill officiate. Burial followed in Cerulean Cemetery.
Mrs. McGinnis died Sept. 24, 2002, in Trigg County from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Mrs. McGinnis was born on Aug. 7, 1958, in Caldwell County, the daughter of Leon and Wilda Hancock Roberts of Cerulean. Her father is the retired superintendent of schools in Christian County.
Mrs. McGinnis was a fourth and fifth grade teacher at Indian Hills Elementary School where--with the exception of a brief time at Highland Elementary School--she had spent her 23 years in teaching. She was a member of the Christian County Teachers Association, a Murray State University graduate and a member of Saint John United Methodist Church.
In addition to her parents, survivors include her husband, Trigg County Schools superintendent, Tim McGinnis; a son, Clay McGinnis, a freshman at Murray State University, a daughetr, Lacey McGinnis, a junior at Trigg County High School; a brother, Jon Roberts, Cerulean, and a maternal grandmother, Pearlie Mae Hancock, also of Cerulean.
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