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Songwriter Brett James’ Wife and Stepdaughter Also Killed in Plane Crash

A Cirrus SR22T single-engine aircraft crashed in a field near Iotla Valley Elementary School around 3 p.m. on Sept. 18.
Songwriter Brett James’ Wife and Stepdaughter Also Killed in Plane Crash
Songwriter Brett James performs onstage during NSAI 2022 Nashville Songwriter Awards at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Sept. 20, 2022. Terry Wyatt/Getty Images
Haika Mrema
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The wife and stepdaughter of Grammy-winning songwriter Brett James have been identified as the other two victims of a small-plane crash that also killed James in North Carolina on Sept. 18.

Authorities confirmed that James’ wife, Melody Carole Wilson, 59, and her daughter, Meryl Maxwell Wilson, 28, were on board the aircraft with James when it went down in a rural area near Franklin, North Carolina. All three were pronounced dead at the scene.

Haika Mrema
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Haika Mrema is a freelance entertainment reporter for The Epoch Times. She is an experienced writer and has covered entertainment and higher-education content for platforms such as Campus Reform and Media Research Center. She holds a B.B.A. from Baylor University where she majored in marketing.