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11
May
2008
Dottie Rambo Killed In Tour Bus Accident UPDATE 7:41 PM


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Larry Ferguson is no longer in critical condition. He has suffered two broken legs as well as other injuries, but he is conscious. Chris Barnes is still critical at this time. Larry's wife, Judy, suffered a broken collar bone and has been released from the hospital, but is staying at the hospital with one of her sons who has not been released yet.

Previous reports that the bus driver, Ronnie Meadows, was killed were inaccurate. He is alive but in critical condition.

We will be posting more info as it is received. Please be praying for all the families involved in this tragedy.

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ORIGINAL INFO

We received word this morning that Dottie Rambo was killed last night in a tour bus accident. Dottie was scheduled to appear at North Richland Hills, Texas at the Fountain Of Life Church at 10:30 AM with her dear friends Lulu Roman and Naomi Sego this morning, so we are assuming she was on route to Texas when the accident occurred.

We will post more info whrn it is received. Please be in prayer for the family at this time.

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MORE INFO

Reports indicate that the accident was weather-related, and that other passengers were also injured. The accident happened outside of Springfield, Missouri. Manager Larry Ferguson is in critical condition, but his wife and children appear to be fine. It is believed that the bus driver was also killed.

Reader Comments

Skullitor's avatar Dottie was a wonderful lady and a great song writer.She will be missed.


Commented by Skullitor On 05/11/2008
I am deeply saddened and heart broken. Dottie was an angel in human form. to say that she was anointed would be a huge understatement. She was one of a kind.

But I am also happy. All of the suffering that she has endured ove4r all these decades, has finally come to an end. Now her back isn't a mess anymore. Now she's not in pain anymore. Now she's totally healed and totally whole!!!

She's now living what she has written and sung about for so long. She is now "BEHOLDING HIM"!

Thank you Lord for allowing Dottie to be such a wonderful witness for You on this earth. Your hand was truly on her.


Commented by On 05/11/2008
I am praying for the families in the Ram bo accident


Commented by On 05/11/2008
WE were so saddened by the death of our dear friend and servant of the Lord Dottie Rambo. We got the word Sunday afternoon that she had made the journey home.The Holy Hills of Heaven called her
to her eternal rest.She will be missed by all of us not only in the ministry but the fans as well.Our prayers are with her family and those that traveled with her,


Commented by Paul Rhoden and The Suwannee River Boys On 05/11/2008
I am very sorry to hear about our sweet dottie rambo. Shes in a better place called heaven and she will be missed


Commented by Blake Goff On 05/11/2008
There is a new shining in the portals of Glory. We can all cherish her Memory in the songs, recordings and the many lives she touched over the years as well as her many top hit classic songs.
There will never be another songwriter now or in the future to ever surpass her and her special way of delivering songs will never be duplicated and it would be un-feasible for anyone to try!!.
My prayers will be with her remaining Family and may God's Peace be with them all through this difficult time....


Commented by Tommy D Mayo On 05/12/2008
Dottie Rambo won the hearts of many folks who attended one of her inspiring concerts here in Alton, IL in the 1970's. She sang and literally brought Heaven's reality into the auditorium through her marvelous ministry in song. We send our heartfelt condolences to the family over this loss, and pledge to never stop using her songs that the Lord gave to all of us through her anointed pen.


Commented by On 05/12/2008
What an amazing Lady Dottie Rambo was!

There are no words to describe the sadness I share with so many others that she is now gone from us, but Thank God we had her! No one in ANY field of music could put a song together, or touch more people with just one song than Dottie Rambo. Words and music as meaningful and beautiful as hers are a gift from God through people's souls and Dottie must have been his main vessel.

I grew up in Southern Gospel Music traveling with the Sego Brothers and Naomi and was privileged to work many shows with Dottie and "The Rambos". Dottie wrote the Gospel the way it's supposed to be. So incredibly encouraging and inspiring, never condescending, judgmental, or exclusionary. Her words and music literally saved my life more than one time, as I'm sure they did many others. "This Is My Valley", "Too Much To Gain To Lose", "In the Valley He Restoreth My Soul", "Sheltered In the Arms of God" and so many others have and always will be a part of my life and my strength when I feel I can't take another step. Dottie had a way of climbing back up from the bottom and through her songs showed others they not only could, but they MUST!

I can't help but be overwhelmed with sadness to know she is gone, but I rejoice in the knowledge that her trials are now over and SHE is safely "Sheltered In the Arms of God". Also that He gave us such a wonderful Lady with an amazing voice that surely touched more people in 74 years than any other human being that ever walked this Earth.

Earth's devastating loss is Heaven's gain.

"This house of flesh is but a prison
Bars of bone hold my soul
But the doors of clay are gonna burst wide open!
When the Angels set my spirit free!
I'll take my flight like the mighty eagle
When the Hills of Home start calling me..."


Commented by Bruce A. McGuire On 05/12/2008
For two years I sat in the shadows and accompanied Ms. Dottie as her conductor and pianist as she presented her "Concert of Love" series nationwide.
Each afternoon I would go to the local florist and buy her a rose and some babies breath for her to wear in her hair during the evening performance.
She always wore the roses with grace and dignity and consistantly gave great performances.
Tho I am saddened at her leaving I know full well she is now enjoying the pleasures she so skillfully wrote about.
Today her back is straight again, her voice is bright and her guitar strumming has a stronger downbeat than ever before.
In all probability The Father met her at the gate with a heavenly rose and a hearty "Well done my good and faithful servant!"
Goodbye Ms.Dottie's.
Enjoy your new home.
Joyfully hum and strum, barefoot, forever, "Where The Roses Never Fade"
See ya in the morning Ms. Dottie
Your friend
Donnie


Commented by donnie sumner On 05/12/2008
I am so sorry for the loss that the Rambo family and others on the bus.Jesus will see you thru.


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