Hixon family loses home in fire ahead of the holidays

The cause of the fire is unknown, but Bruce believes it may have been a chimney fire that got up between floors.

Being grandparents to 15, Bruce and Lorraine were expecting to welcome over 20 family members for Christmas. Their home had become a traditional site for family over the holidays for the past decade.

According to the couple’s son-in-law, the couple had been working to reinsure their home and had recently purchased thousands of dollars worth of supplies. That’s now all gone.

“It’s quite devastating to lose everything that you own,” said their son-in-law John Goes. “Especially around this time of year when the snows on the ground. There’s not much you can do to get yourself back to a stable situation.”

Lorraine’s daughter, Kristin, said her mother has always been one to lend a helping hand.

“I’m just hoping that I can at least help them get started on something to rebuild. I know how much that property means to them and I know they’ve been struggling to get renovate for a long time to get it insured. This has been a concern for a while, we’ve always been scared that something like this would happen.”

A GoFundMe page has been started to help Bruce and Lorraine rebuild from the ground up.

“I just want to see my mom not have to work so hard. I just want her to be okay. She’s worked her whole life. She’s always the first one to help anybody and I just want her to know that people want to help her, too.”

by Ethan Ready

Hixon family loses home in fire ahead of the holidays

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