The funeral for Kate Hearod, the two-year-old girl who drowned Friday morning in rural Crittenden County after the car in which she was riding was swept off the road in floodwaters, will be 1 p.m., Tuesday at Lakeland Funeral Chapel in Eddyville.
The girl was pronounced dead at Livingston Hospital Friday morning about three hours after she and her mother, Heather Hearod of Hampton, were swept up in floodwaters on Ky. 855 North near Frances. Heather was rescued and suffered only minor injuries.
The mother and daughter were en route from Livingston County in the pre-dawn hours to Lyon County where Heather worked at Hilltop Nursing Home and Kate was enrolled in daycare.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m., Monday at Lakeland Funeral Home. Kate will be buried at Fredonia Cemetery in Fredonia.
On Saturday morning, authorities recovered the 2007 Dodge Charger in which the Hearod's were riding in a low-lying area about 15 off Ky. 855. The car remained submerged until after nightfall Friday.
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