Zackary Whitfield Loved Fishing, Friends

HARRISON COUNTY -- Zackary Whitfield, 21,  lost his life November 14, 2014, during a vehicle wreck on Kiln Delisle Road near Bradley Road.

Zackary Brett Whitfield, known as Zack, was a resident of Long Beach, where he attended Long Beach High School and graduated with the Class of 2011. The boat captain enjoyed fishing, music and being with friends.

WLOX reported that the accident that killed Whitfield also injured Kaleigh Dartez, 19, who was identified as the driver of the vehicle in which Whitfield was the passenger. She has been charged with DUI causing death in the wreck that occurred about 4 a.m. that Friday.

Services for Whitfield are planned for 12 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, November 18, 2014, at First Baptist Church of Long Beach, where the funeral ceremony will begin at 2 p.m., arranged by Riemann Family Funeral Home. Internment will be in Allen Cemetery.

Zack Whitfield was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, Hazel Ruth Ainsworth, and Clifton and Ruby Patton. He is survived by parents Randy (Robin) Whitfield and Melissa (Bo) VonderBruegge; siblings Donnie Bosarge, Brandi Bosarge, Amber Lord, and Chip, Morgan and Brock VonderBruegge; grandparents Waldene and Julian Thacker, C.J. and Barbara Hale, and Tom and Patsy Whitfield; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives, and friends.

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Missing 5-year-old Found in Trailer; Family, Neighbors Pray

Janaya Thompson, 5 years old, found dead July 17 

Family photos provided to WLOX TV-13

Gulfport police and the Harrison County coroner confirmed that the body of Janaya Makayla Thompson, age 5, was found this morning in an abandoned trailer home on Whitney Drive. Authorities began searching Wednesday night for the pre-schooler, who was reported missing about 8:30 p.m. from The Palms Apartments on Three Rivers Road.

Follow events about the search and location of Janaya Thompson at wlox.com, sunherald.com and wxxv25.com.

Summer Fun with Family Turns Tragic in Sound

PASS CHRISTIAN -- Tony Nations, 19 years old, had been spending a sunny Sunday at the beach with his family before he fought strong waves that led to his drowning near the Pass Christian Harbor earlier this month.

Reportedly, bystanders had pulled the Saucier teenager from the Mississippi Sound by the time emergency personnel arrived. He was taken to Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead Monday afternoon, June 9.

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Tony Marten Nations Jr., a lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast, loved fishing, never met a stranger, was full of life, and will be remembered for his big heart and love for his family, according to his obituary at www.riemannfamily.com

He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Essie Engel and Dale Cuevas of Saucier; his father Tony Marten Nations Sr.; siblings Joyce Nations, Austin Nations, Essie Elizabeth Nations, and Gabrielle Cuevas; maternal grandmothers Joyce Sims and Nancy Havard; grandfather Milton Sims; uncles Milton Sims (aunt "Cranberry") and Robert Nations; aunts Jennifer Leonard (Jonathon), Kelly Sims (Christopher), Anna Mills (Johnny), and Tamara Ryan (Rocky); former stepfather Charlie Engel, his cousin CJ Parker, his best friend Thomas Ryan, and his canine companion Xena.

Graveside service was held Wednesday, June 11, at Wolf River Cemetery on Cemetery Road in Gulfport.

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Remembering Students We Lost in May

 

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GULF COAST -- The last of three Pass Christian teenagers involved in a fatal two-vehicle wreck just days prior to high school graduation is among young people who passed away this month.

 

Patricia Ladner died Sunday, May 25, at USA Medical Center in Mobile.

The 18-year-old was riding in a SUV driven by her boyfriend, William Smith, when a pickup struck their vehicle as Smith was leaving the driveway of a friend on Cunningham Road. Smith 19,  and Ladner's brother, Cody, 16, who was in the back seat, died the day of the accident, May 19.

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Third Pass teen dies from car accident injuries


JOSEPH SCHMIDT, 8, of New Orleans also died Memorial Day, May 26, while tubing with his brother on the Wolf River.

Authories said his father was pulling him and his older sibling on a tube that swung wide and hit a tree. The boy suffered blows to his head and neck, and his brother suffered minor injuries.

Joseph was pronounced dead at Garden Park Hospital in Gulfport, according to news reports.

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Boy Drowns in Pascagoula Apartment Pool

PASCAGOULA -- James Sims, 7, drowned Sunday evening while he and relatives were swimming  at an apartment complex's pool, according to media reports.

Jackson County coroner Vicki Broadus said it wasn't clear if the family lives at the complex, or were visiting when the drowning occurred about 7:30 p.m. May 4.

Six-month-old, Parents Die in House Fire

PICAYUNE -- Six-month-old Jeremiah Parker Cooper died in a Saturday morning house fire that also took the life of his parents, Edward Louis Parker and Nancy Cooper.

According to media reports, who quoted Pearl River County coroner Derek Turnage, the family died from smoke inhalation at their home on Bennett Street about 1 a.m. April 26.

Picayune parents who died in fire remembered for kindness
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Boston Marathon Winner Runs with Names of 2013 Bombing Victims

Boston Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi wore the names of the three fatal victims of the 2013 race and the police officer killed three days following last year's bombing at today's 26.2 mile trek.

The victims were 8-year-old Martin Richard, 29-year-old Krystle Campbell and 23-year-old Lu Lingzi. MIT Officer Sean Collier was shot three days after the marathon. More than 260 people were injured during the bombing.

"At the end, I just kept thinking, 'Boston Strong. Boston Strong,'" he told Fox News Sports. "I was thinking give everything you have. If you get beat, that's it."

Keflezighi completed the 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to the finish on Boylston Street in Boston's Back Bay on Monday in a personal-best 2 hours, 8 minutes, 37 seconds. He held off Kenya's Wilson Chebet, who finished 11 seconds behind.

Keflezighi is the first American to win the race since 1985, when Lisa Larsen-Weidenbach took the women's title in 1985. The last American man to win was Greg Meyer in 1983. 

Rita Jeptoo of Kenya defended the women's title she won last year. She finished in course record 2 hours, 18 minutes, 57 seconds. She is a three-time Boston Marathon champion, having also won in 2006, according to Fox News Sports.

 

4-Year-Old Dies After Pitbull Attack

HOUMA, La. --  A 4-year-old has died following an attack by a pitbull dog that was the family pet.

The media has reported that Mia Derouen died March 25 after the family's pet attacked her while she was watching television Tuesday evening. The dog also attaked the child's mother, Megan Touchet, 27, when she pulled her daughter away from the animal.

Touchet barricaded themselves in a bedroom until emergency personnel arrived and the mother handed her wounded daughter out a window to a medical worker on a balcony at the second-story apartment.

Mia died at a hospital, and her mother remained hospitalized Wednesday.

Police had to shot the pitbull multiple times, which was still acting aggressive, according to Houma Police Chief Todd Duplantis. A second pitbull was not aggressive and was not shot.

Mia's birthday would have been next week, according to media reports.

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12-Year-0ld Dies After Fight at New School

MOSS POINT, Miss. -- The death of Lorel Malone was reported nationally as students, staff and administrators of the Moss Point School District mourned the loss of the seventh-grader who died after a fight during a class change at Magnolia Middle School.

The 12-year-old died Friday morning, March 7, at University of South Alabama Women's and Children's Hospital in Mobile following the altercation Thursday afternoon, according to media reports.

Mississippi boy, 12, dies after school fight

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Ironically, Lorel was a new student at Magnolia Middle School, which is the district's newest academic building in 40 years, opening during 2013. He had transferred from Colmer Middle School in Pascagoula, according to local and national media reports.

Law enforcement and community leaders have reported the death may have been a case of bullying turned tragically fatal. Results of an autopsy won't be released for at least two weeks, said Moss Point Chief Keith Davis today, who asked for any information involving about the seventh-grader's death.   

Moss Point police, school district officials, including Superintendent Maggie Griffin, and relatives of Lorel held a press conference last week to discuss the circumstances of his death. She expressed deep sympathy for the family and said she knew of no previous instances of bullying involving Lorel Malone. 

Lorel's mother, LaKenisa Nobles, said he was her "sweet little boy." She has indicated that something other than bullying may have been the cause of her son's death.

Relatives said Lorel liked basketball player Derrick Rose for the Chicago Bulls. He also enjoyed baseball.

Full details of his funeral set for Saturday are pending at Unity Funeral Home. 

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