BOONE'S CHAPEL, Ala. (AP) — The home Willard Hollon had shared with his son and granddaughters is gone now, as is the one where his daughter lived, both twisted from their foundations by a tornado and tossed into the woods nearby. The storms that devastated the Deep South destroyed his family, too: Willard, his son Steve and daughter Cheryl all were killed when the winds roared through.The storms that smacked the Midwest and South with howling winds and pounding rain left 17 people dead in four states, including the Hollons. Steve Hollon had recently retired from the Air Force and moved into his father's home with his wife and two daughters while they remodeled a home of their own up the road — he had come to this small community about 25 miles from Montgomery to be closer to his dad.Henley Hollon lived across the street from his brother Willard and had come outside after the storm passed to make sure everyone was all right.
Storms kill 17 in four states