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About Savannah Raven Furr Pippins:

Savannah Raven Furr-Pippins
Birth: Jul. 26, 1999, Crestview, Okaloosa County, Florida, USA
Death: Jun. 14, 2011, Wing, Covington County, Alabama, USA

Savannah Raven Furr-Pippins was born in Crestview, Florida on July 26th, 1999, and the world became a better place. Savvy loved horses; she loved to draw and was a wonderful artist. She was obsessed with nature and all of God's creations, the trees, the flowers...especially animals. Savannah loved animals and cared for any that she crossed paths with. She loved people too. She loved every person she met and welcomed them into her heart without prejudice, without hesitation, and with all of her beautiful heart. And she always cried for others, even people she didn't know, when she heard of their suffering. As delicate a flower that she was, she was so accepting of your words that just a little watering and sunlight from any of us and she would blossom like a sunflower. Savannah was unforgettable for her radiant smile. It was the light of so many lives. Savvy was eleven years old; she will be missed with sadness and joy. Savannah was killed in a car accident on June 14, 2011 with her sisters Jenelle and Danielle when an 18 year old girl ran a stop sign in Wing, Alabama.

Burial:, Shockley Springs Cemetery, Okaloosa County, Florida, USA
Maintained by: Celia Furr-Higdon, Originally Created by: Donell Mills, Record added: Oct 20, 2011, Find A Grave Memorial# 78798967

3 Baker sisters killed in wreck Northwest Florida Daily News

Three sisters from Baker were killed and their grandmother was seriously injured Tuesday in a traffic accident in Wing, Ala., just north of the Florida line.
?It was the worst thing we?ve had in Wing in awhile, ? said Derek Henley, a firefighter with the Wing Volunteer Fire Department who responded to the 7 p.m. wreck. The Alabama Department of Public Safety identified the victims as Danielle Pippins, 8; Jenelle Pippins, 8; and Savannah Furr Pippins, 11. They all attended Okaloosa County schools. Danielle and Jenelle Pippins were twin sisters and had just completed second grade at Antioch Elementary School in Crestview, said Wanda Avery, the recently appointed school principal.
Avery said her staff notified the school?s teachers about the accident using the school?s phone tree. ?It?s a very sad situation. We?re all still in shock,? she said.
Avery said the school is ?open to offer help to the family in any way we can.?
Savannah Furr Pippins had just completed sixth grade at Shoal River Middle School in Crestview, Principal Bob Jones said. ?You knew who she was because you?d see her smiling so much,? he said. Shoal River educators also were grieving.
?It?s just been a very, very tough day for us,? Jones said. The girls ? grandmother, Dianne Poire?, 54, of Sarasota, was driving when the accident occurred
at the intersection of Alabama County Route 4 and Alabama State Route 137. She was taken by helicopter to Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, according to the Department of Public Safety?s news release. She was listed in critical condition Wednesday.
Henley said two young women who he believed were returning to Birmingham, Ala., from a beach vacation on Route 4 ran a stop sign at the intersection of Route 137 and hit the Ford Tempo station wagon occupied by Poire? and the three girls. The impact of the T-bone collision ?crushed that little station wagon like a bug,? Henley said.
The Department of Public Safety identified Christine Harris as the driver or the 2010Toyota Corolla that ran into the Tempo. Harris was taken to a local hospital and treated for ?non-life-threatening injuries,? the news release said. Krista Hutchins of Wing said several residents rushed to the scene to try to help the victims.
She identified four of the good Samaritans as James Hooker, Greg Ross, Chet Ross and Barbara Jordan. ?They pulled the little girls out and tried to get the lady out,? Hutchins said. ?Barbara and the others checked the girls? pulses, and when they realized they were gone they covered them and prayed for them.? David Anderson, chief
deputy with the Covington County. Ala., Sheriff?s Office said the residents ?did everything they could? to help. ?That?s a good community down there. Those folks
are good to volunteer,? he said. Henley, the firefighter, confirmed the children
were killed on impact and the grandmother had to be extricated from the vehicle.
The girls are survived by their mother and stepfather, Jenny and Jim Higdon of
Crestview, and their father, Eric Pippins of Crestview, according to an obituary
from Whitehurst Powell Funeral Home.

Dally News Staff Writer Katie Tammen contributed to this report.

Northwest Florida Daily News
Okaloosa County

About Jenelle Dianne Furr Pippins:

Jenelle Dianne Furr-Pippins
Birth: Dec. 3, 2002, Crestview, Okaloosa County, Florida, USA
Death: Jun. 14, 2011, Wing, Covington County, Alabama, USA

Jenelle Dianne Pippins was born on December 3rd, 2002 in Crestview, Florida and the world became a better place. Nell was full of a life force that was unimaginable, unlike any other. The whole world looked at Jenelle and she knew it. She would notice little things everywhere and share them with anyone. She loved to jump, and run, and skip, and dance. Jenelle has the spirit of a champion and the unstoppable energy of a lioness. Nell wanted to make you smile; she would force you to smile if you wouldn't; she would smile for you if you couldn't. She was a busy child; she was everywhere and if she set her mind to something, she could outpace a crowd. She could touch hearts that couldn't be reached by anything else. Jenelle was irresistible for being more alive, so much more incredibly alive than anyone we've every seen. Nell was eight years old; she will be missed with sadness and joy.
Jenelle was killed in a car accident on June 14, 2011 with her sisters Savannah and Danielle when an 18 year old girl ran a stop sign in Wing, Alabama.
Burial:, Shockley Springs Cemetery, Okaloosa County, Florida, USA
Maintained by: Celia Furr-Higdon, Originally Created by: Donell Mills, Record added: Oct 20, 2011, Find A Grave Memorial# 78797711

About Danielle Anne Furr Pippins:

Danielle Anne Furr-Pippins
Birth: Dec. 3, 2002, Crestview, Okaloosa County, Florida, USA
Death: Jun. 14, 2011, Wing, Covington County, Alabama, USA

Danielle Anne Pippins was born on December 3rd, 2002 in Crestview, Florida and the world became a better place. Dani was a mysterious creation of God that delighted in small things. A secret soul, she was always thinking and pondering and wondering...and kept it between her and her creator. God told her things that were only meant for her, but you could always tell when she was living in her own little garden. Words that Danielle made beautiful and complete: quirky, silly, curious, uncanny, rare. These words are better for being just like her. She was quiet when she wanted to be. She could make the whole universe hear her when she wanted to. Her giggle echoes through every cavern, through every glen, and in every heart that was blessed to receive it. Danielle was unmistakable as a picture of God's unknowable mind. Dani was eight years old; she will be missed with sadness and joy.
Danielle was killed in a car accident on June 14, 2011 with her sisters Savannah and Jenelle when an 18 year old girl ran a stop sign in Wing, Alabama.
Burial:, Shockley Springs Cemetery, Okaloosa County, Florida, USA
Maintained by: Celia Furr-Higdon, Originally Created by: Donell Mills, Record added: Oct 20, 2011, Find A Grave Memorial# 78797593