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For one Choctaw family, flames leave little but memories

BY AARON CRESPO | Modified: April 14, 2009 at 12:04 am | Published: April 14, 2009

As fires neared Christina Myers’ home Thursday, she had moments to decide what to save.

"My husband asked me, ‘What means the most to you?’” she said.

photo - Red Cross volunteer Liz McKeel, upper left, gives relief items to Christina Myers, bottom left, and her daughter, Braylin Stilwell-Love, 8, Monday at a Red Cross field office in Midwest City. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman

Red Cross volunteer Liz McKeel, upper left, gives relief items to Christina Myers, bottom left, and her daughter, Braylin Stilwell-Love, 8, Monday at a Red Cross field office in Midwest City. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman

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