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Flomaton Mourns Loss Of High School Student In Wreck
April 6, 2016
The Flomaton community is in mourning today following the loss of a local high school student.
Flomaton High School junior Courtney Pridgen passed away Tuesday evening as the result of a traffic crash Tuesday afternoon in Brewton.
Pridgen, 17, was airlifted to the USA Medical Center in Mobile following the 1:30 p.m. crash on Highway 31 near the Southern Pine Electric Cooperative in Brewton. One other person was injured and transported to a Brewton Hospital.
The accident remains under investigation by the Brewton Police Department. They have not yet released any details on the circumstances surrounding the crash.
Flomaton High School was expected to make grief counseling available to students on Wednesday.
Courtesy photo for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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28 Responses to “Flomaton Mourns Loss Of High School Student In Wreck”
Courtney, we love and miss you. It is really hard without you. Fly High Baby Girl!
we are so sorry for your loss,my family understands what it is to lose a loved one we lost our son in 08 he was only 18. not a day goes by without missing him but through the grace of god and his mercy the pain is slowly healing. You all have our condolences at these trying times. may the lord be with you!
So sad to hear of the loss of this beautiful, young lady who was loved by everyone she came in contact with..Praying for her family and friends.
I cannot say enough or anything, for that matter, that is going to make the grief go away. But this I can tell you…I lost someone that I could never in all my life have been prepared to lose almost five years ago. The pain is still here, every day. But I have learned to pay attention to the little things. I know your family, though it has been several years since we last saw each other. I know you are believers in Christ. I myself am a spiritual person and I truly and fully, with all of my heart, believe that God lets little things happen that remind me that the spirit of the person that meant so much to me sometimes reaches out to me. I just feel it. I know he is in God’s arms. He loved Him so much. Courtney loved the Lord too and she loved everyone here. Her presence will always linger, though sometimes it may take some quite time for just you and her to sit in silence. But if you believe it, you will feel it. I just wanted to share this with you. Some people may call me crazy or even a Jesus freak but I don’t care. I in fact don’t even have a home Church at the moment. But I still believe in God’s blessings. I know what He is capable of and I know how He sends that peace and calm that I so desperately need at times and it feels just like my loved one wrapping his arms around me, silently telling me that it’s going to be ok. It is a feeling like no other. May God bless you during your time of grief and may you always be able to rest assured that Courtney is in God’s hands and she is watching over you all. She wouldn’t want you to be sad or unable to move forward. She would smile that big beautiful smile and tell you that it’s alright, that everything may be different now but it’s going to be ok. This is only temporary for those of you who believe. When Christ returns, we’ll all be reunited. Never forget that. It’s what gets me through each and every day. My thoughts of love go out to you all…God bless.
The Ready Mix USA family is deeply saddened of the loss of life for Courtney Pridgen. Courtney will live eternally with the Lord. May God comfort the souls of her family.
My wife and I were so impressed with Courtney when she waited on us at Pizza Hut recently. We talked about her for days about how bright, hard working and beautiful inside and out she was. Met her once but will never forget her. Amazing young lady.
Courtney became one of my favorite and most memorable orthodontic patients I ever had, with her sweet southern twang and a bow in her hair almost bigger than her head. I had the honor to know her, she blessed many with her charm and will not be forgotten . You’ll be the brightest star in the sky with a bow xoxo
My thoughts and prayers go out to this beautiful young ladies family, I didn’t know her but I knew her Daddy from high school, my thoughts and prayers also go out to her friends and extended family, it’s such a horrible thing to lose someone that young, I am so sorry for yalls loss…..
My thoughts and prayers go to this family I can’t imagine what her family is going thru we didn’t know her but she was our waitress at Pizza Hut one day and she was just full of laughter my husband and his friends are jokers they like to joke around with the waitress so if they are having a bad day they can at least make her laugh but she was a happy bright beautiful girl and I will be sending my prayers out to this family.
My heart goes out to this family. I lost my daughter almost 11 months ago in a head-on collision with a logging truck. Words cannot express the sympathy that I feel for you. Remember all the happiness and joy that Courtney brought to your lives, and this alone will help bring you peace in the days to come. You now have another Angel watching down on you. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Praying for the family; cannot imagine what they must be going through. Could giving details of the accident possibly help other young drivers avoid an accident? There are so many accidents involving young people in our area.
Praying for the family. God loves you.
This tragic news is so sad. We didn’t personally “know” this beautiful-sweet young lady, but she was our waitress not too long ago @ Pizza Hut and we were talking and joking with her, telling her that she reminded us a lot of Kelly Pickler with the way she spoke and her personality. She certainly made an impact on us in just one visit, so I can only imagine how distraught her family & friends are to have lost her. Praying for all those who are heart broken and grieving for her. Heaven gained another ANGEL!
So very sad:( praying for the family and friends
My thoughts & prayers are with the family& friends of those precious young lady!! She will be sorely missed!!
My thoughts and prayers are with this family. I know EXACTLY what she’s going through. I lost my 17 year old in a car accident 7 months ago here in Jay. And I’m STILL grieving as if it were yesterday. Prayers, prayers, prayers!
We are sending out love to this family. No one deserves to die at this time of her life. She had so much going for her her whole life ahead. Just praying for her family and friends to find peace in this awful Te.
Thoughts and prayers for the family of this young lady.
My prayers go out to my high school best friend. May God wrap his arms around u. I’m so sorry for ur loss.
My thoughts and prayers go out to this young ladies
Family.
My prayers for Courtney,her family and friends,also for everyone whom knew her. God bless your family.
My thoughts and prayers are with the family of this beautiful child.
Thoughts and prayers to all the families effected by this horrific event. I passed this accident yesturday. It was a terrible accident one of the worst I have seen up here in Alabama.
Our Thoughts and Prayers are with the Family
Prayers for Courtney’s family and friends!!!
What an absolutely beautiful girl! I will be praying for the family, I know you will miss her. I can only imagine your pain. But just remember God has her now and he’ll take care of her until you get there.
Courtney will be missed by everyone she came in contact with. She was a genuine southern beauty inside and out. She is one of the rare ones that you just loved being around. Her smile was infectious and her sweet southern drawl was charming to say the least. I will always cherish the moments that I’ve spent with her since she was a small child. I will miss you Courtney for a short time, but we will see each other again. Her mother and family will be in my prayers.
My love and prayers go out to the family. May god give you comfort and peace.