In the wake of her father’s death in a fatal car accident, a Kentucky fourth-grader is using their shared love of baking to help raise funds for the funeral. To Kaylei Miller, aged 9, her father was “everything.” Kaylei and her mother, Whitney Barton, of Fairdale in Louisville, Kentucky, lost doting dad Jason Barton in a car accident on Jan. 3. Three days later, Kaylei and her family set to work, making enough goodies to hold a bake sale. “I just wanted to raise money so we could have a funeral for my dad,” Kaylei told ABC 7, adding that she was “just grateful” to everyone who bought treats. “I cried yesterday because of all the people who actually cared.” Kaylei baked a plethora of goodies including red velvet cake, brownies, chocolate chip cookies, and popcorn. After advertising the Jan. 7 bake sale on social media, word spread quickly, and queues formed …
Heartbroken 9-Year-Old Sells Cookies to Fund Father’s Funeral After Tragic Car Accident
January 12, 2021
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