Funeral arrangements for Christa Burchett

By JOHN HULTGREN
Kentucky EMS Connection

PAINTSVILLE - The funeral for Christa Burchett, Paintsville Fire-Rescue-EMS assistant chief and EMS director, will be held Sunday, Jan. 27, at Lawrence County Middle School, 9 Bulldog Lane, Louisa, in the gymnasium at 1:00 p.m. There will be a public safety briefing at noon before the funeral.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, Jan. 26, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the school gymnasium.

Wilson Funeral Home in Louisa is in charge of the arrangements.

This will be a full firefighter funeral. If you plan to attend with apparatus, you must be on site by 11:00 a.m. Sunday. Questions concerning apparatus can be directed to Ron Pope at 606-624-5021.

Questions concerning the visitation and funeral can be directed to Ronnie Day at 859-608-4652.

Burchett and her patient were killed yesterday when a truck lost control and crashed into them on an icy road at the scene of a previous wreck.

She is survived by her 14-year-old daughter, Olivia.

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