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Show Hurricane civic leader killed in rocket accident Civic leader and active church worker, Du'Eell Garth Covington of Hurricane was killed Thursday in an accident at Hurricane Mesa. Covington was killed when a 750-mile- per- hour rocket sled blasted off accidentally at the test site. Covington was a counselor in the Hurrican,e Second Ward 'bishopric; he has surved as a Sunday School superintendent and as a Scout Master. He was a District Chairman for the Republican Party and a former City Councilman and City Marshall for Hurricane. Survivors include his widow, Hurricane; sons and daught-ers: daught-ers: El Roy, Leola, both of Hur-ricane; Hur-ricane; Kerry, who is serving an LDS Finnish Mission; Garth Gar-th and Mrs, Geneal Palmer, both of Cedar City. Also surviving are 10 grandchildren; grand-children; his mother, Hurricane Hurri-cane and the following brothers broth-ers and sisters; Justin, Delbert both of Hurricane; Clell, Henderson, Hen-derson, New, Oral, Las Vegas, Nev.; Mrs. Alice May Thompson, Thomp-son, Cedar City, |