Obituaries

Two Former COCA Employees Killed in Crash

Men were fatally injured in a vehicle accident in Mississippi.

Two former employees of the (COCA) were killed in an automobile accident in Mississippi.

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the accident occurred Monday on Interstate 55, about 85 miles north of Jackson, MS. The men ran Barnyard M Kitcjen, a local food truck. 

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Clifton "Cliff" Collins, 57, of Cool Valley, and Elmo "Mo" Davis, 55, of St. John, died in the crash when the SUV they were in flipped over. Two other passengers were injured in the accident. 

For a full report on the accident, click here.

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COCA tweeted the organization's sympathies Thursday. 

The Post-Dispatch reports that a joint visitation for the men will be held from 9-11 a.m. Saturday at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church, 5515 Martin Luther King Drive. A memorial service will follow from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A repast will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at COCA.


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