Mother dies in ATV crash one day after daughter’s prom
MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) — A mother who was proudly helping her daughter go to prom this weekend is now being mourned by her family and friends.
Tracy Horn, 42, was killed in a single ATV crash Sunday evening, not far from her home. Her loved ones like Melinda Horn mourn the loss of a dedicated nurse, wife and mother of two.
Tracy was Melinda’s best friend since kindergarten.
“She was one of the most caring, compassionate, calm people you’ll ever meet,” Melinda said.
Tracy was a beloved mother to a pair of girls, ages 15 and 13.
“She was everything in the world to them.”
Their friendship so strong, they even share a last name. They married childhood friends who are distant relatives and were maids of honor for each other.
“It just had to be that we would both marry a Horn,” Melinda said with a laugh.
Martin County deputies said Horn had gone for a ride on an ATV Sunday afternoon. An experienced rider, she was near her home. Other riders found her pinned beneath her vehicle.
Melinda says other family was starting to search for her when she hadn’t come back at a designated time.
Investigators said when the other riders found her, she was barely alive and died before emergency responders could arrive.
“Devastating,” said Melinda. “I had to make the family member tell me three times before I believed it. It was devastating.”
Just last week, Tracy had gone with her daughters to Disney World to compete at Cheerleading Worlds. She had been a cheerleading and dance coach for both of them for years.
On Saturday, she had helped her older daughter get ready for prom.
“Your heart breaks. It’s awful. She’s leaving behind so many friends and so many family members who loved her.”
For Melinda, it’s sad to think her best friend for more than 30 years won’t be around for another 30, along with two daughters now without a mother and a husband now without a wife.
Her message from the family, “just thank you for all the love and support that they have been shown in the last couple days.”
Tracy was a registered nurse who worked at several different places in the area. One patient told WSAZ what a great nurse she was.
Her husband John is the president of the Logan Corporation in Salyersville.
Visitation is set from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Both will be at the Richmond Callahan Funeral Home in Inez.
WYMT -TV COVERAGE OF TRACY HORN ACCIDENTAL DEATH
MARTIN COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) – A Martin County woman died on Sunday due to injuries she suffered in an ATV crash.
Deputies said the crash happened around 6 p.m., off Route 908 in Martin County.
Tracy Dalton Horn, 42, was driving a side by side ATV when it flipped.
They said two men found her and tried to give her CPR.
She was taken to Highlands Regional Medical Center, where she later died.
The Sheriff’s Deputy who responded to the crash said he grew up with Horn.
“She was always a good citizen of the community, she was always with her girls, anytime you seen her you seen her girls with her, and she always tried to help with the school functions and stuff, she was just an outstanding person,” Sheriff’s Deputy Billy Patrick with the Martin County Sheriff’s Department said.
They said alcohol, drugs and foul play were not a factor.
The incident is still under investigation.
“There’s really not a whole lot you can say to ease their pain right now, it’s just going to take time and the Sheriff’s Department and all of us, we all know that family and we’re here for them if they’ve got any questions or need us,” said Patrick.
Both Horn’s visitation and funeral will be held at the Richmond-Callaham Funeral Home in Inez.
The visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 9th from 6-9 p.m and the funeral will be held on Wednesday, May 10th at 11 a.m.
Obituary for Tracy Dawn Horn
Tracy Dawn Horn, 42, of Inez, Kentucky passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2017, at Highlands Regional Medical Center in Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
She was born in Martin County, Kentucky on February 22, 1975, to Bonnie Evans Dalton and the late James Dalton. In addition to her father, she is preceded in death by one brother, Jimmy Dalton.
Tracy is survived by her husband, John Horn of Inez, Kentucky and two daughters, Allison and Lauren Horn of Inez, Kentucky. She is also survived by one sister, Tammy (Randy) Rogers of Winchester, her father and mother in law, Truman and Donna Horn of Inez, Kentucky, sisters in laws, Tara Horn (Dan Yeast) and Michelle Dalton, six nieces and nephews, Tyler and Trevor Rogers, Brittany and Adam Dalton and Max and Cate Yeast along with one great niece, Lynnie Mae Rogers.
Tracy was a Registered Nurse for Martin County Home Health and a member of the Oppy Church of God.
Funeral services will be held at the Callaham Funeral Home in Inez, Kentucky on Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at 11:00 am with Dwayne Mills officiating. Burial will follow at the Riverview Memorial Gardens in Louisa, Kentucky.
Friends may visit at the funeral home on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, from 6:00-9:00 pm.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Callaham Funeral Home, Inez, Kentucky. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the SCHS Cross Cultural Club, 388 Cardinal Lane, Inez, KY 41224 and the Martin County Beta Club – Florida Trip, 130 Middle School Rd., Warfield, KY 41267.
