Town copes after plane crash kills family, spares 7-year old

The tiny southern Illinois town of Nashville is preparing to say goodbye to four members of a local family killed in a Kentucky plane crash.

The crash killed local furniture store owner Marty Gutzler and his wife, Kim, along with their 9-year-old daughter, Piper. It also killed Piper’s cousin, 14-year-old Sierra Wilder, whose funeral will be held Wednesday.

The Gutzlers’ other daughter, 7-year-old Sailor Gutzler, survived. She managed to crawl from the wreckage and endure bone-chilling cold during a nearly mile-long trek through woods before finding help.

Funerals for the Gutzlers will be held Friday.