Above: Pictures courtesy of Jacquelyn Sturdivant Cooper and the fans that were at this memorial
The Lynyrd Skynyrd Memorial is available for viewing 24/7 Monday-Sunday, 365 days a year to the Public. The fenced in area only. Beyond the fences is private property. Video Surveillance is always monitoring. Security guards are always on hand as well. Visitors Please remember that you are welcome, but please stay on the walkways and inside of the fences.
Jacquelyn Sturdivant Cooper and her daughter Jordyn Cooper at the Memorial
Jacquelyn supplied the pictures on this page, from friends and family at the Memorial Dedication.
And, she supplied much of our plane crash information including pictures, newspapers & information.
June 9, 2021: Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle visits the Lynyrd Skynyrd Memorial
in Gillsburg Mississippi. He was in the 1977 plane crash crash that killed six people
Picture from the Artimus Pyle Band
June 9, 2021: First responder Dwain Easley with plane crash survivor Artimus Pyle at the Memorial
Picture from the Artimus Pyle Band
June 9, 2021: The Artumus Pyle Band at the Lynyrd Skynyrd Memorial in Gillburg Mississippi
Picture from the Artimus Pyle Band
IF ANYONE WANTS TO WRITE SOME TEXT ABOUT THIS MEMORIAL DEDICATION, LET US KNOW
Pat Adams - Email: pat@tennesseeconcerts.com
A List of the Crew and Passenger Manifest of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash
Those who died in the crash were Walter McCreary (Pilot), William Gray (Co-Pilot),
Ronnie Van Zant (Singer/Songwriter), Steve Gaines (Guitarist/Vocalist),
Cassie Gaines (Vocalist) and Dean Kilpatrick (Assistant Road Manager).
The Survivors Of The Crash were Leon Wilkeson (Bass Guitarist), Gary Rossington (Guitarist),
Larken Allen Collins (Guitarist), Billy Powell (Pianist), Artimus Pyle (Drummer),
Leslie Hawkins (Vocalist), Ron Eckerman (Road Manager), Gene Odom (Security Manager),
James Brace (Road Crew Member), Marc Frank (Road Crew Member), Mark Howard (Road Crew), Clayton Johnson (Road Crew Member), Don Kretzschmar (Road Crew Member),
Joe Osborn (Road Crew Member), Kenneth Peden (Road Crew Member),
Craig Reed (Road Crew Member), Paul Welch (Road Crew Member),
Steve Lawler (Lighting Technician), Kevin Elson (Sound Engineer),
and Bill Sykes (Television Film Crew)
Judy Van Zant speaks at the The Lynyrd Skynyrd Memorial Dedication as covered by Jacksonville FL Television station News 4 WJXT. Reporter Tom
Wills covered the plane crash on October 20, 1977 He returned
in 2019 for the unveiling of the new monument in Gillsburg Mississippi
Plane crash survivor Mark Howard's Gillsburg Mississippi
Slideshow at the October 20, 2019 Lynyrd Skynyrd
Monument Unveiling. The video includes some great pictures
and identifies the names of the people & items involved.
This page was created by Pat Adams in Nashville Tennessee, with the help of Jacquelyn Cooper
in Gillsburg Mississippi (plane crash scene). Thanks to Jacquelyn for the Newspaper and Pictures!
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