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House Fire Leaves Grandparents Dead and Siblings Missing
Police managed to find the charred remains of two loving grandparents, but their grandchildren are still missing almost 12 years later.
[Unionville, Tennessee]
Cheryl Daniel was the mother to two young balls of adorable energy: Chloie Leverette (9) and Gage Daniel (7). She loved them deeply, but knew her drug addiction and mental health issues were preventing her from being a healthy mother.
After trying to figure out the best possible living situation for her children, she didn’t hesitate to choose her loving parents, Leon “Bubba” McClaran (72) and Mollie McClaran (70). At first, the arrangement was an adjustment for the children, but they soon grew comfortable living with their grandparents. Gage followed his grandpa, Bubba, around everywhere admiring his every move.
The children also loved the living environment because they were surrounded with fun farm animals; chickens, goats, dogs, and horses. Adding onto their entertaining, rural lifestyle, their cousin lived right down the road leaving ample time for play dates and outdoor fun, until it all was burned to ash.
On September 23rd, 2012, the children were seen by neighbors frolicking outside and playing…