Meet the Putmans family says 3 members killed in…
Three members of the Michigan family featured in TLC’s actuality show “Meet the Putmans” had been killed in a tragic car accident on Friday night time.
Family patriarch Bill “Papa” Putman, his spouse, Barb — who goes by “Neenee” — and their daughter-in-law Megan died when a semi-truck ran through a stop signal and collided with their jeep at a rural intersection close to Cass City – situated north of Detroit, according to the Tuscola County Sheriff’s Office.
“I come to you with a heavy heart asking for your prayers,” the family said in a assertion. “Our family was in a tragic car accident and we lost Papa, Neenee, and Aunt Megan. They have gone home to be with the Lord.”
“Meet the Putmans” aired on TLC in 2017 for one season before the family rebooted the sequence on YouTube in 2021 as “Growing Up Putman.” Growing Up Putman / YouTube
Megan Putnam’s husband Blake, and their three youngsters, Lulu, Alena, and Noah and niece Gia stay hospitalized after the crash.
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Police said Bill, Barb and Megan had been pronounced lifeless on the scene, while the 5 other family members “were transported to respective hospitals by helicopter and MMR, some in critical condition.”
The semi-truck driver and his feminine passenger had been transported to the hospital with minor accidents.
The family reiterated that “all proclaim that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior. He is our hope, our peace, and our salvation. Even in this time of heartbreak, we rest in knowing that God is in control.”
Family patriarch Bill Putman and his spouse, Barb, had been killed in Friday’s crash. Growing Up Putman / YouTube
“Thank you for every prayer, message, and act of love,” the assertion added. “Your support means more than words can express. Please continue to lift us up, that our hearts remain fixed on the truth that Jesus conquered death so we could have eternal life.”
Barb Putman praised her “incredible husband” in an emotional post celebrating his birthday three days before the crash.
“You, Bill, are my best friend and I am so grateful for you. You bring joy and laughter into my life. I am who I am because of you,” Barb said on Instagram. “You are an amazing husband, an awesome dad, an inspirational papa and a faithful friend.”
The Michigan-based family starred in “Meet the Putnam’s”, which ran on TLC for one season in 2017.
Ten adults and 20 youngsters lived together in the Putman family as of 2025, according to the family’s Instagram bio. Growing Up Putman / YouTube
The show didn’t get picked up for another season on the cable channel, but the family rebooted the sequence on YouTube in 2021 as “Growing Up Putman.”
Both reveals adopted the Putmans, a family where three generations lived inside the same 35,000 sq. foot home.
In 2017, twenty-five people lived in the home, including “four grown adults” who resided with their mother and father, “wives and children” and contributed to “one bank account.”
The family’s Instagram bio claimed that there have been 10 adults and 20 youngsters of the Putnam clan all “living together” as of 2025.
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