Health officials in Kentucky are investigating whether a new antibiotic-resistant strain of pneumonia is responsible for three recent deaths.

"She died on Good Friday, she was buried on Easter Sunday," recalled Laquetta Watkins.

Laquetta Watkins and Donna Ray are still in shock after the funeral of their sister Elizabeth.

She was the healthiest of all of them, that is until she came down with the flu two weeks ago, and that flu turned into a monster pneumonia that antibiotics just couldn't kick.

By the time she died, both lungs had collapsed and she was on dialysis.

"Everything shut down," said Laquetta.

"No matter what they tried, she'd be better for a day or an hour, but then something else would happen."

The Ray sisters say it was MRSA, Methacillin Resistant Staph Bacteria that got into Elizabeth's blood stream, that made the pneumonia so difficult to fight.

"When she was in ICU the nurse said she never saw anyone so sick with MRSA before," exclaimed Laquetta.

What makes the story even more worrisome, is the nurse that was taking care of Elizabeth Ray has also died.

She was just 43-years-old.

An eight-year-old girl also died on Mar. 30.

The Purchase District Health Department is now waiting on autopsy results to determine if in fact MRSA pneumonia is to blame.

"We are investigating, and we are working with the hospitals and they are cooperating," explained Epidemiologist Mary Tooms.

Tooms says in the meantime, people should not panic.

"MRSA pneumonia is very uncommon," stated Tooms.

"About two percent of MRSA cases involve pneumonia."

Meanwhile, eight-year old Abbie Swoope of Benton, Kentucky will be buried on April 4.

Elizabeth's Ray's nurse, Kelly Stagg, was buried in Vienna on Mar. 26.

Elizabeth Ray's sisters say they just want the community to be aware and take precautions.

"It's so bad because it takes you so fast you don't know what's gong on," said Laquetta.

"You don't know what you're fighting."