Cari Burks hospitalized
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Prayers for Cari Burks, wife of Danny Burks and mother of Tanner and Hayden Burks. She is in Vanderbilt Hospital with serious burns, but not life threatening, from their barn fire. There were no horses in the barn. She will be there for several days with burns on her back and feet. We are hoping for a speedy recovery.
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