CHATSWORTH, Ga. — Johnny Stover said he doesn’t remember everything that happened the morning of July 21 when a storm ripped through Murray County, knocking a tree onto his Chatsworth home, but he does remember that one of his 11-year-old daughters had a request when praying while trapped underneath a bed.

“I heard one of them ask for God to send an angel,” he said.

Stover, his wife Katrina and their 11-year-old twins Corbin and Kinley were at their 315 Mary Ave. home when the tree crashed into the bedroom of one of the girls, trapping the girls underneath the bed. They were there for at least an hour-and-a-half until a wrecker’s crew pulled them out, their grandmother Rita Wise said.

Stover said the girls spent four days at Children’s Hospital at Erlanger in Chattanooga for broken pelvic and tailbone injuries. Katrina was taken to Hamilton Medical Center for head injuries and a broken shoulder. They have all been released from the hospital and are recovering at a relative’s house.

“I took the girls to the doctor for their checkup on Monday. They are doing well,” Stover said. “The doctor doesn’t need to see them again until next month.”

Stover said both girls are using walkers.

“Corbin hasn’t gotten all of her nerves back in one of her legs,” he said. “It’s probably going to take a few more weeks.”

He said his wife is “having it rough.”

“I had to take her back (to the doctor) Tuesday to get some fluid drained out of her head,” he said. “She still has a long road to recovery, but we’re all going to be good.”

Stover said he’s grateful for people’s help since the storm.

“I would like to thank everybody who helped us, all the rescue workers, ambulance, fire department, everybody who was involved,” he said.

Stover said the rescue workers did an “awesome job.”

“I know it’s their job and they do it every day, but a lot times they go above what they’re paid to do,” he said. “We’re really blessed with the community we live in.”

Stover wasn’t hurt during the storm, but said the sound of thunder still “gets to me.”

“It’s just something I have to deal with,” he said.

Stover said he doesn’t know what each day will bring.

“I just do what I can and help take care of my family,” he said.

Corbin and Kinley will be sixth-graders at Gladden Middle School. Kinley is on the dance team and Corbin is a cheerleader.

“That’s where their hearts are,” Stover said. “They are eager to get back to that.”