Patty Ferrell, of Herod, Ill., is overcome with emotion after finding the nursing scrubs that are on the hanger that belonged to her daughter, Jaylynn Ferrell, 22, who was killed in a tornado that struck Harrisburg, Ill., on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. Jaylynn was a RN at Harrisburg Medical Center and was pursing her bachelors degree in nursing. The tornado destroyed the duplex that Jaylynn Ferrell was living in. "She was a natural born leader and always been a follower of Christ and she put everyone before herself," said Patty Ferrell of her daughter.
Photographs by Justin Fowler, The State Journal-Register. View the gallery here.
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