LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Fire Department lead a procession for the two mothers and daughters killed in a crash outside St. Louis Feb. 14.
The procession for Lesley Prather, her daughter Rhyan, Carrie McCaw and her daughter Kacey started around 5:30 p.m, it went past fire houses, Assumption High School and St. Raphael to Ratterman Funeral Home at around 6:30 p.m.
Roads in the area were closed as the procession passed.
Friends and classmates of the McCaw and Prather families were encouraged to gather at St. Raphael on 2141 Lancashire Avenue and Assumption on 2170 Tyler Lane as the procession passed.
"Even people that don't know them want to take the time to share and they embrace everybody and that's what our community is about is embracing each other and having a little bit of light by leaning on each other in this time of darkness and so that's what we're trying to do right now so we can survive," Tina DeZarn, a friend of the McCaw's said. "We are just blessed and honored that they get this opportunity to come home like this because we're ready to welcome them home."
Those who attended the procession in front of St. Raphael said they wanted to show their support for both families.
"I hate that its times like this that we all get together like this but if their family can see all the people that came out I hope that gives them some kind of comfort," Christy Meyer said.
Major Bobby Cooper thanked the St. Louis-area fire departments for providing a full escort to the Missouri state line. Justin Ames with Jeffersonville Fire said every overpass from Evansville to the Sherman Minton will be covered by an American flag in support of Louisville Fire as the Prathers and McCaws return to Louisville.
Lesley Prather joined the Louisville Division of Fire in October 2016. Her brother-in-law currently works as a firefighter as well. A former volleyball player, Prather and volleyball coach Carrie McCaw were on their way to a volleyball tournament with their daughters when a white pickup truck crossed into their lanes and struck their minivan.
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