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Posted: Friday, 21 December 2007 11:16AM

Springfield Crash Victims Id'd As Ministers, Church Volunteer

CHICAGO (AP)  -- he three victims of yesterday's plane crash near Springfield have been identified as two ministers and a charity volunteer.
  
One was the Reverend Rick Hohimer. He was pastor at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Chandlerville, about 30 miles northwest of Springfield.
  
Another was the Reverend John Crabtree. He was affiliated with Springfield's Calvary Temple Christian Center.
  
The third victim was Ray Wright, a pilot and retired businessman who lived outside Springfield. Wright, who was 71, worked with Contact Ministries.
  
The three had been on a trip to Cincinnati. Their small plane crashed in a field a few miles southwest of Springfield yesterday afternoon.

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