UPDATED: Pedestrian killed in Linden identified

Update 8:45 p.m:

A vehicle struck and killed a Emily Armistead on Highway 43 in Linden Thursday morning. The accident occurred before 11 a.m. as the victim was crossing the highway while walking to Linden United Methodist Church to attend the funeral of Paul Owensby.
Emergency medical personnel transported Armistead to Bryan W. Whitfield Memorial Hospital in Demopolis, where she died from injuries sustained in the accident.
Armistead and her husband, Bill, were together at the time of the accident.

Bill served as chairman of the Alabama Republican Party from 2011 until 2015.
A call to the Linden Police Department Thursday afternoon was not immediately returned.

Original Story:

A vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian on Highway 43 in Linden Thursday morning. The accident occurred before 11 a.m. and the victim was crossing the highway while walking to Linden United Methodist Church to attend the funeral of Paul Owensby.

Emergency medical personnel transported the victim to Bryan W. Whitfield Memorial Hospital in Demopolis. The victim died from injuries sustained in the accident.

The Watchman is withholding the identity of the victim as well as other details of incident until the victim’s family can be informed.