Saturday, September 19, 2009

Christopher Driebergen


JACKSON COUNTY -- A vehicle wreck on Mississippi 57 killed teenager William Driebergen on Sept. 18, 2009.


A Highway Patrol official said Driebergen, 16, died when his pickup truck ran off the highway just south of Bunker Hill Road.


The 16-year-old was junior at Vancleave High School and a member of the soccer team.

According to www.wlox.com, the soccer coach says Chris Driebergen was an intelligent person; school friends, who have built a memorial wall, say he was always laughing; they and relatives say he cared about people and would help whoever he could; his mother says he had a full life.



William Christopher "Chris" Driebergen, 16, of Vancleave died Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, in Vancleave.
Chris was born Dec. 27, 1992, in Goldsboro, N.C. He was in the 11th grade at Vancleave HIgh School and member of the VHS soccer team. He attended St. John's Episcopal Church, where he was a member of the youth club and served as an acolyte.
His family said that one of his many passions was playing his bass guitar.
Chris is survived by parents William and Kim Driebergen, 9-year-old sister Ashton Driebergen, grandparents , aunts, uncles and numerous cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, at St. John's Episcopal Church in Ocean Springs, where friends may visit one hour before service time. Interment will follow in Biloxi National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers the family prefers memorials made to the Vancleave High School Soccer Team, 12424 Mississippi 57, Vancleave, MS 39564.
Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home in Ocean Springs is in charge of arrangements.
View and sign register book at www.bradfordokeefe.com

Friday, September 18, 2009

Madison Alivia Stanphill

Tragedy struck in the most unexpected way this week when a 1-year-old girl died after being shot in the head with a pellet gun.


Media reported the shooter is her 5-year-old brother, who was in a vehicle with his sister while their mother went into a pharmacy.

Madison Alivia Stanphill, who lived in McLain, Miss., died Sept. 16.

Funeral services will be Sept. 19 at Freeman Funeral Home in Leakesville, Miss. Burial will be in the Cooley Family Cemetery in McLain.





Sunday, September 6, 2009

Dustin L Brown

One of two men killed on Mississippi 63 this week, Dustin L. Brown died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while walking just north of Moss Point.

Highway authorities said the accident occurred just before midnight Thursday, Sept. 4. Brown, 22, was a resident of Moss Point.

Authorities are looking for the driver of a sports utility vehicle.