Christopher Lake Stallons -- Victim of an Automobile Accident

 

Christopher Lake Stallons

Christopher Lake Stallons was born on February 23, 1972 in Murray, Kentucky. He was the second of two children born to Jerry Edward Stallons and Jane Carol Hendricks Stallons.  Jerry was a native of Trigg County, Kentucky and worked as an educator, a car salesman and a dealer of rare coins. Jane was a native of Trigg County, Kentucky and was a descendant of Drewry Bridges. Chris’ only sibling was a sister, Jerri Dawn Stallons, born in 1967 and married Scott Michael Turner.

Chris grew up in Trigg County and attended the Trigg County schools.  In the spring of 1989, Chris was a junior at Trigg County High School and he worked as a part-time employee at the Economy Cee Bee grocery store in Cadiz.

On the evening of Tuesday, April 4, 1989 at around 10:30 p.m., Chris was driving westbound on US 68 about a mile east of Gracey, Kentucky.  In the car with him was his friend, Jason Rogers, age 17, who lived in Cadiz.  Chris’ car entered a curve on the highway at a high rate of speed and went out of control.  The car veered onto the opposite shoulder of the road and then came back across the road and hit a concrete culvert.  Unfortunately, the teens were not wearing seat belts. Chris sustained multiple injuries from the accident and was pronounced dead at the scene, by the Christian County Coroner.  His passenger was only slightly injured and was treated at the Jennie Stuart Hospital in Hopkinsville.

Chris was 17 years old at the time of his death.  He was buried in the Little River Cemetery in Trigg County, Kentucky.

Chris Stallons tombstone

LINEAGE: (Christopher Lake Stallons was the son of Jerry Edward and Jane Carol Hendricks Stallons and the grandson of Elmo Ryner and Myrtle Rhea Bridges Hendricks.  Myrtle was the second child of Mount Vernon and Dannie Agnes Noel Bridges.  Mount was the fourth child of William Henry and Sarah Elizabeth Lancaster Bridges.  William Henry was the fourth child of Drewry and Peachie Ann Tart Bridges.  Drewry was the fourth child of William and Mary Thomas Bridges.  William was the fourth child of Drury and Charity Cohoon Bridges.)