Funeral arrangements for Chelsea Stinnett

By JOHN HULTGREN
Kentucky EMS Connection

LOUISVILLE — Funeral arrangements have been finalized for Chelsea Elizabeth Stinnett, 18, Rhodelia, who died Thursday morning from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Brandenburg. Her mother, Dawn Wise, responded in the first ambulance to the scene. Her step-father, Mike Wise, responded in the second ambulance.

She was a senior at Meade County High School in Brandenburg where she was a proud member and captain of the Lady Wave volleyball and basketball teams. She served as a coach in the Lady Wave youth basketball program. At MCHS she was also active in the Pep Club, FCCLA, FCA and also served as an assistant teacher for special education. She was also a regional karate champion in the 11-12-year-old division, all-city track team member while at Our Mother of Sorrows, a 2008 Merit Scholarship winner of Bellarmine University and formerly employed at BeeHive Assisted Living in Brandenburg.

Chelsea is survived by her parents, David and Kristy Stinnett, Louisville, and Dawn and Mike Wise, Rhodelia; three brothers, Corey David Stinnett, Louisville, Nicholas Ryan Stinnett and Jordan Michael Wise, both of Rhodelia; her grandparents, David and Betty Stinnett, Mike and Sharon Schuetter, Ray and Ida Allen, all of Louisville, John and Brenda Donaldson, Vine Grove, and Phil and Marianne Quire, Macon, Ga.; her godparents, Albert and Janie Brock, Louisville; and several aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Dec. 15 at 10 a.m. from Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church, Louisville. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, directed by Hager Funeral Home. Friends may call at the gymnasium of Meade County High School Dec. 14, noon-8 p.m., and Dec. 15 from 8 a.m. to the time of the service. A prayer service will be held Dec. 14 at 4:30 p.m. in the gym of Meade County High School.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Chelsea Stinnett Memorial Fund, c/o Meade County Bank, 2175 Bypass Road, Brandenburg, KY 40108.

Online condolences at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.

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