MCLEANSBORO – Funeral arrangements have been announced for a Benton man who died in a fatal collision following a medical event he experienced in Phoenix, Arizona Thursday.
The Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro says 65-year-old Randy Stover passed away Thursday.
A visitation service will be held Friday, Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ten Mile Missionary Baptist Church in McLeansboro. His funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will be held in the Ten Mile Cemetery following the funeral service. The Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro is in charge of arrangements.
According to information we received Friday afternoon from the Phoenix Police Department, police responded to the intersection of Central Avenue and Las Ramadas Drive located inside the Phoenix South Mountain Park and Preserve to investigate the accident at 3 p.m. Thursday. When police arrived, they found Stover, who was pronounced dead by Phoenix Fire personnel. Stover was identified as the driver of the SUV with three passengers – two adult males and one teenaged male. All three passengers were taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Detectives responded to the scene and learned Stover experienced a medical emergency while driving north on Central Avenue and lost control of the vehicle. The SUV went off the road crashing into the desert area. Additional details related to the incident remain part of the ongoing investigation.
Stover and his passengers were on a mission trip from Ten Mile Baptist Church in McLeansboro when the accident happened. The church asked everyone on its Facebook page to continue remembering the families affected in the days ahead. The church held a special prayer night Saturday.
