THE ST. PAUL COUPLE WHO DIED IN A PRE-DAWN FIRE THAT ENGULFED THEIR MOBILE HOME MONDAY WILL BE REMEMBERED THIS FRIDAY MORNING AT THE ELLIOTT CHAPEL IN NEW LONDON.
THE BODIES OF 59-YEAR OLD AUDIE- AND 52-YEAR OLD KARMA ELLARD HAVE BEEN CREMATED…PER THEIR WISHES…AND IN-URNMENT OF THEIR ASHES WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE BURGE CEMETERY. A MEMORIAL HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO HELP PAY THE FUNERAL EXPENSES.
IN THE MEANTIME, THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL’S INVESTIGATION CONTINUES. AN INITIAL LOOK POINTED TO A WOOD-BURNING STOVE AS THE LIKELY POINT OF ORIGIN.