FLORIDA -- Law enforcement authorities have located and recovered the body of the toddler grabbed and pulled into a man-made lake by an alligator at a Disney resort in Orlando on Tuesday.
Lane Graves, 2 years old, was with his parents while playing on a beach of the Seven Seas Lagoon at
Disney’s luxe Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. The family is from Elkhorn, Neb., according to Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings.
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Friday, June 3, 2016
DonTarious Bowens, 15, Juwine Hughes, 13, drown same day
HATTIESBURG -- Teenager DonTarious Bowens passed away Sunday afternoon, May 29, after witnesses said he was last seen jumping into the Leaf River off the Evelyn Gandy Parkway Bridge.
The 15-year-old had jumped off the Evelyn Gandy Parkway Bridge for a swim.
Media reports said Forrest County dive teams and first responders found the body of the 15-year-old about 10 p.m. Sunday night after he went missing in the river about 5:30 p.m. Glenn Moore, director of the Forrest County Emergency Management Agency
Moore said witnesses saw Bowens go under water but didn't see him resurface, according to television and website reports from WDAM and WLOX television stations.
Rescue and emergency teams from Petal Fire Department, Hattiesburg Fire Department, and Forrest County Sheriff's Department helped with the search for Bowens, according to the media reports.
Bowens was the second teenager to drown within 24 hours on Sunday.
Juwine Hughes, 13, according to reporter Ryan Moore of WDAM, was found unresponsive in the pool at the C.E. Roy Community Center about the same time as Bowens was reported missing.
Hughes died Monday morning at University Medical Center in Jackson, the reporter said.
The 15-year-old had jumped off the Evelyn Gandy Parkway Bridge for a swim.
Media reports said Forrest County dive teams and first responders found the body of the 15-year-old about 10 p.m. Sunday night after he went missing in the river about 5:30 p.m. Glenn Moore, director of the Forrest County Emergency Management Agency
Moore said witnesses saw Bowens go under water but didn't see him resurface, according to television and website reports from WDAM and WLOX television stations.
Rescue and emergency teams from Petal Fire Department, Hattiesburg Fire Department, and Forrest County Sheriff's Department helped with the search for Bowens, according to the media reports.
Bowens was the second teenager to drown within 24 hours on Sunday.
Juwine Hughes, 13, according to reporter Ryan Moore of WDAM, was found unresponsive in the pool at the C.E. Roy Community Center about the same time as Bowens was reported missing.
Hughes died Monday morning at University Medical Center in Jackson, the reporter said.
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Bike Ride Ends Life of Carriere 13-year-old
CARRIERE (Miss.) -- A tragic accident claimed the life of 13-year-old Gabriel Lossett on Tuesday night.
Gabriel died at Highland Community Hospital after he was struck by a vehicle when his bicycle swerved into oncoming traffic, according to Pearl River County Coroner Derek Turnage. He said the accident occurred on Old Highway 11 about 9:35 p.m. May 3.
Sheriff's Deputy Chief Shane Tucker said the death appeared to be a tragic accident, and no charges have been filed at this time against the driver of the vehicle. However, a blood sample was taken from the driver and sent to the state crime lab.
The Mississippi Highway Patrol will continue to investigate.
News report obtained from WLOX-TV 13 website.
Monday, February 22, 2016
Former Miss New Jerse Dies Week After Car Wreck
Miss New Jersey 2013, Cara McCollum, has passed away a week after being critically injured in a wreck Feb. 15.
Photo from SNJ Today website
The 24-year-old died Monday morning, Feb. 22. According to media reports, McCollum lost control of her Ford Mustang and ran off a New Jersey highway. Other information may be obtained at a Facebook page Prayers for Cara.
Cara McCollum was a news anchor at SNJ Today.
The 24-year-old died Monday morning, Feb. 22. According to media reports, McCollum lost control of her Ford Mustang and ran off a New Jersey highway. Other information may be obtained at a Facebook page Prayers for Cara.
Cara McCollum was a news anchor at SNJ Today.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Noah and Nigel Among First Young People Lost
GULF COAST/NATION -- Noah Chamberlain and Nigel Poole are among the young people who have lost their lives during the start of 2016.
The country worried and then mourned with the Tennessee family of 2-year-old Noah Israel Chamberlain, who wandered away from his grandmother while they were on a hike. His body was found about a week later, on Jan. ???. Officials say Noah died of hypothermia, as temperatures dipped during the gigantic blizzard that hit the East Coast during the three-day weekend from Jan.
Nigel Poole of Gulfport was fatally wounded January 23 behind a home on 19th Street. A vigil was held Wednesday night, Jan. 27, for the 16-year-old, who was allegedly shot by a 15-year-old.
Law enforcement determined that the body found in the vehicle of a missing Biloxi woman was indeed that of Tiffany Rae McDavid. The 21-year-old had been employed with Winn-Dixie and Walmart.
Tiffany was seen Jan. 6 before she was reported missing Jan. 11. Her body was found Jan. 23 her parked car located in a wooded area near River Loop Drive in D'Iberville.
Twenty-three-year old Cordero "Cord" DeShaun Holmes died Jan. 16, 13 days before his January 28 birthday. He was born in Waterloo, Iowa, and moved to the Gulf Coast in 2002 with his family. They lived in Gulfport until Hurricane Katrina, then moved to Long Beach.
Cordero graduated from Long Beach High and Blue Cliff College, where he was a medical assistant major.
He was employed with Hood Lumber Yard in Wiggins. In his spare time, Cord enjoyed all sports, but especially football and fishing.
He is the son of Dianne Holmes and the late Rayfread Parker. He also is survived by fiancé Kaitlyn Bodie, his daughter Di'Asia and several siblings.
He attended the Gulfport Community of Christ and helped with their food pantry.
A 17-year old was killed Jan. 23 during a dispute with two customers at his father's gun shop in the Henleyfield community in Pearl River County.
The country worried and then mourned with the Tennessee family of 2-year-old Noah Israel Chamberlain, who wandered away from his grandmother while they were on a hike. His body was found about a week later, on Jan. ???. Officials say Noah died of hypothermia, as temperatures dipped during the gigantic blizzard that hit the East Coast during the three-day weekend from Jan.
Nigel Poole of Gulfport was fatally wounded January 23 behind a home on 19th Street. A vigil was held Wednesday night, Jan. 27, for the 16-year-old, who was allegedly shot by a 15-year-old.
Tiffany was seen Jan. 6 before she was reported missing Jan. 11. Her body was found Jan. 23 her parked car located in a wooded area near River Loop Drive in D'Iberville.
Twenty-three-year old Cordero "Cord" DeShaun Holmes died Jan. 16, 13 days before his January 28 birthday. He was born in Waterloo, Iowa, and moved to the Gulf Coast in 2002 with his family. They lived in Gulfport until Hurricane Katrina, then moved to Long Beach.
Cordero graduated from Long Beach High and Blue Cliff College, where he was a medical assistant major.
He was employed with Hood Lumber Yard in Wiggins. In his spare time, Cord enjoyed all sports, but especially football and fishing.
He is the son of Dianne Holmes and the late Rayfread Parker. He also is survived by fiancé Kaitlyn Bodie, his daughter Di'Asia and several siblings.
He attended the Gulfport Community of Christ and helped with their food pantry.
A 17-year old was killed Jan. 23 during a dispute with two customers at his father's gun shop in the Henleyfield community in Pearl River County.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Remembering the Young Lives Lost, Family and Community Togetherness
GULF COAST -- Lucretia Nix and parents of those young people who died in the terrorists attacks in Paris are a world away from each other but they feel the same devastating pain this year: the passing of a children. Tbey were among the many young people who died in 2015.
During November, Nix and those families lost their children within days of each other. On Nov. 6, MJ Joseph and his father, Marshean Sr, died in a vehicle wreck while on their way to watch a football game. On Nov. 13, Muslim terrorists killed more than 128 people in four separate attacks in Paris, France. At least 90 of the victims included young people attending a concert at the Bataclan nightclub.
During November, Nix and those families lost their children within days of each other. On Nov. 6, MJ Joseph and his father, Marshean Sr, died in a vehicle wreck while on their way to watch a football game. On Nov. 13, Muslim terrorists killed more than 128 people in four separate attacks in Paris, France. At least 90 of the victims included young people attending a concert at the Bataclan nightclub.
Thursday, August 6, 2015
Six-year-old and Father Die in Circus Tent During Storm
LANCASTER, N.H. -- Annabelle Young and her father, 41-year-old Robert Young, are the two people who died during a circus performance as a severe storm hit the Lancaster area on Monday.
Sixty-mile-per-hour winds and hail ripped the tent apart and the poles holding the canvas fell as the tent collapsed. Some 32 other people were in injured and the spectators who were estimated to number about 100 people, according to law enforcement officials.
It was the second tent death this week. A man in Chicago was killed when a concert tent collasped, also during a storm.
Information obtained from:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/winds-60-mph-deadly-hampshire-circus-accident/story?id=32871007
Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Family, Friends, Fans Mourn Death of Bobbi Kristina Brown
ATLANTA -- Funeral arrangements for Bobbi Kristina Brown are expected to include services in Georgia,
where the 22-year had lived until Jan 31 this year when she was found face down and unresponsive in her bathtub at home in Roswell, and in New Jersey where she was born and her mother's family lives.
Brown, only daughter of famed singer-actress Whitney Houston and R&B singer Bobby Brown, passed away July 26 at a hospice, some six months after she was found in an incident similar to the bathtub death of Houston during February 2012.
(Photos: Bobbi Kristina Brown and her mother Whitney Houston at a Central Park concert; Bobbi Kristina)
"She is finally at peace in the arms of God," the Houston family told USA TODAY in a statement. "We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months."
Bobby Brown released a statement through is lawyer, saying his daughter had fought to get well during the last several months.
"Krissy was and is an angel. I am completely numb at this time. My family must find a wa y to live with her in spirit and honor her memory. Our loss in unimaginable."
According to Wikipedia, Bobbi Kristina "Krissy" Brown was born on March 4, 1993, in Livingston, New Jersey, to Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown.[2] Brown's family includes maternal grandmother Cissy Houston of The Drinkard Singers. Her mother's cousins are Dee Dee Warwick; Dionne Warwick, mother of Damon Elliott; and Leontyne Price. Her uncle is Gary Garland, her mother's half-brother.[3] Through her father, Brown had five half-siblings: Landon, La'Princia, Robert "Bobby" Jr., Cassius,[5] and Bodhi.[6] Her godmother is gospel singer CeCe Winans.
Funeral services for Brown have been set for Saturday, Aug. 1, at 11 am at St. James United Methodist Church in Alpharetta, Ga. Burial will be in New Jersey on Monday. Both services will be private.
Information obtained from:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2015/07/26/reports-bobbi-kristina-brown-has-died/22720273/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbi_Kristina_Brown
Brown, only daughter of famed singer-actress Whitney Houston and R&B singer Bobby Brown, passed away July 26 at a hospice, some six months after she was found in an incident similar to the bathtub death of Houston during February 2012.
(Photos: Bobbi Kristina Brown and her mother Whitney Houston at a Central Park concert; Bobbi Kristina)
"She is finally at peace in the arms of God," the Houston family told USA TODAY in a statement. "We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months."
Bobby Brown released a statement through is lawyer, saying his daughter had fought to get well during the last several months.
"Krissy was and is an angel. I am completely numb at this time. My family must find a wa y to live with her in spirit and honor her memory. Our loss in unimaginable."
According to Wikipedia, Bobbi Kristina "Krissy" Brown was born on March 4, 1993, in Livingston, New Jersey, to Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown.[2] Brown's family includes maternal grandmother Cissy Houston of The Drinkard Singers. Her mother's cousins are Dee Dee Warwick; Dionne Warwick, mother of Damon Elliott; and Leontyne Price. Her uncle is Gary Garland, her mother's half-brother.[3] Through her father, Brown had five half-siblings: Landon, La'Princia, Robert "Bobby" Jr., Cassius,[5] and Bodhi.[6] Her godmother is gospel singer CeCe Winans.
Funeral services for Brown have been set for Saturday, Aug. 1, at 11 am at St. James United Methodist Church in Alpharetta, Ga. Burial will be in New Jersey on Monday. Both services will be private.
Information obtained from:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2015/07/26/reports-bobbi-kristina-brown-has-died/22720273/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbi_Kristina_Brown
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Quarrel Leads to Death of 21-year-old Cousin
BILOXI, Miss. -- One cousin is dead and another in jail for murder following an argument and shooting that caused the death of the 21-year-old man.
Mark Anthony Fairley, 21, died of a gunshot wound to the head July 15, reportedly killed by his cousin, 26-year-old Chris Andre Fairley of Gulfport, according to Biloxi police. Chris Fairley has been charged with first-degree murder.
Also a Gulfport resident, Mark Fairley, was shot once in the head while he and his cousin, Chris Fairley, were involved Thursday in what police said was an ongoing quarrel. The argument and shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Iron Works Gym on Eisenhower Drive.
Information obtained from sunherald.com and wlox.com
Mark Anthony Fairley, 21, died of a gunshot wound to the head July 15, reportedly killed by his cousin, 26-year-old Chris Andre Fairley of Gulfport, according to Biloxi police. Chris Fairley has been charged with first-degree murder.
Also a Gulfport resident, Mark Fairley, was shot once in the head while he and his cousin, Chris Fairley, were involved Thursday in what police said was an ongoing quarrel. The argument and shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Iron Works Gym on Eisenhower Drive.
Information obtained from sunherald.com and wlox.com
Remembering Ja'Naya
GULFPORT, Miss. -- Today marks a year that 5-year-old JaNaya Thompson went missing after stepping outside to play on her front doorstep.An Amber Alert and police, family and community searches continued into the night until the pre-schooler was found the next day in a trailer home on Whitney Street. The trailer is due north of the girl's former home.
The little girl had been molested, and was found hanging from the empty trailer's bathroom window July 17, 2014.
Evidence linked Alberto Garcia to the crime scene in the once-abandoned trailer, which is now occupied by a family who said they know the circumstances of the case but needed a place to live that was affordable for them.
Neighbors last year had wanted the mobile house destroyed.
The tragic death of Ja'Naya Thompson both shocked and united the Gulfport community and its city leaders.
Thursday, June 18, 2015
U.S., Ireland Mourning Death of Six College Students in Berkely
Eimear WalshAmong the six students killed when a fourth story balcony gave way at Library Gardens Apartments in Berkeley, Calif., or Tuesday, June 16, was Irish-American student Ashley Donohue of Rohnert Park, Calif. who held dual citizenship in the U.S. and Ireland. The other students, all 21 years old, were from Ireland in the U.S. on short-term work visas. Donohue was 22.
Eooghan Culligan
Ashley Donohue
Locan Miller 
The students were attending a 21st birthday party. The parents of the Irish students are on their way to return home the remains of their loved ones. Seven other people also on the balcony were injured when the fall occurred.
Friday, May 15, 2015
20-year-old Naval Academy Student Among Amtrak Victims
PHILADELPHIA -- Justin Zemser, a 20-year-old midshipman at the U.S.
Naval Academy in Maryland, will be the first of victim of this week's Amtrak derailment to be buried when funeral services are held today at the Boulevard-Riverside-Hewlett Chapel on Long Island.
The sophomore student lives in New York City and was on his way home from Annapolis, Maryland, when the train derailed Tuesday night. He wanted to be a Navy Seal, and was an only child, according to a report from CNN.
Zemser was among eight people killed and more than 200 injured among the 243 people aboard train 188 in the Philadelphia, Penn., wreck.
ABCNEWS reported profiles of Zemser and the other victims who include Laura Finamore, Derrick Griffith, Jim Gaines, Bob Gildersleeve, Abid Gilani, Rachel Jacobs, and Giuseppe Piras.
PROFILE:
Photo from Google.com
Photo from Google.com
Justin Zemser, a popular student leader and athlete, was on a break from the U.S. Naval Academy and heading home to Rockaway Beach, New York, where playing high school football helped him and his teammates through the devastation of Superstorm Sandy.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus called Zemser a "crucial member" of the institution.
The 20-year-old's family released a statement mourning "a loving son, nephew and cousin who was very community-minded." They said the tragedy "has shocked us all in the worst way."
Zemser was in his second year. He served as vice president of the Jewish Midshipmen Club and played wide receiver on the academy's sprint football team. Friends at the Naval Academy remembered him for his endearing leadership qualities.
Midshipman James Lieto recalled how his sprint football teammate helped lead first-year students through the academy's Sea Trials hours before the crash. The trials, which began at 3 a.m. on Tuesday, encompass a rigorous 14-hour day of physical challenges.
Zemser, who was known as "Z," wore a floppy sun hat in the early morning darkness to lighten the mood.
"He was always there to pick other people up," Lieto said Thursday.
At Channel View School for Research in New York, Zemser was valedictorian, student government president and captain of the football team.
Outside of school, Zemser interned for New York City Councilman Eric Ulrich and former Councilman James Sanders. Ulrich called him "truly a bright, talented and patriotic young man."
Zemser also volunteered with a church program, a soup kitchen and a nursing home and mentored children with autism, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said. Schumer and U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks nominated Zemser to the Naval Academy, and Meeks was struck by his "high character, intellectual curiosity and maturity beyond his years."
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Saturday, March 21, 2015
D'Iberville Students, Community Remember Lives of Brother and Sister
D'IBERVILLE HIGH STUDENTS MOURN OVER LOSS OF SIBLINGS KILLED IN CAR CRASH
WLOX TV/March 16, 2015/video
Funeral services for Amanda and Jimmy Ward will be held Saturday, March 21, at Gulfport Baptist Church on Mississippi 605 in Woolmarket.
The D'Iberville High students were killed March 13 during a two-vehicle accident while on their way to school. The wreck occurred at the intersection of Big John Road and Mississippi 67.
VIGIL HONORS AMANDA AND JIMMY
Sun Herald/Friday, March 20, 2015
The funeral services follow a gathering for prayer and memories held Monday morning before classes to allow students a time for consolation over the death of Amanda, 16, and her 14-year-old brother James, known as Jimmy. She was a sophomore and honor student, and he was a freshman and athlete at the school.
As well, a candlelight vigil was held Friday at the school to support the Ward family.
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI UNITES TO EMBRACE FAMILY OF TEENS KILLED IN D'IBERVILLE CRASH/Sun Herald Friday, March 20, 2015
Amanda and Jimmy are the children of James Sr. and Amy Ward.
CRASH THAT KILLED TO STUDENTS UNDER INVESTIGATION
SUN HERALD/March 16, 2015
Amanda Nicole Ward Woolmarket, MS Amanda Nicole Ward, age 16, of Woolmarket, joined the Angels as they carried her to Heaven on March 13, 2015. Amanda was a beautiful, special, happy, loving and caring young girl with a smile that would light up the room. She had a joyful spirit that will live in our hearts forever and will be remembered for her indescribable special sweetness. Amanda was a sophomore at D'Iberville High School, was an honor student, loved sports, and was participating in softball and basketball. She had also previously participated in cheerleading, baton twirling and dance. She was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Frank Jenkins, Jr., and George W. Ward, Sr.; uncle, George W. Ward, Jr.; great-uncle, James H. Ward, Jr.; and cousin, Allen Keating. Amanda is survived by her loving parents, James E. Ward, Sr. and Amy Jenkins Ward; her brothers, Chad McDowall and Travis Ward; her special "big sister", Jessie Nellums; grandmothers, Marie Kopszywa Ward and Ruth Jenkins; her aunts, Angela Bosarge (Al), Donna Ward, Karen Korn (John); and uncle, Frank Richard "Ricky" Jenkins, III (Anna). She is also survived by her cousins, C.J Fayard, Georgia, Beau, Elizabeth & Tiffany Bosarge, Katie & Megan Ward, Jeremy & John Korn, Amber, Magan, Seth, Haley and Frankie Jenkins; and numerous great aunts, great uncles, cousins, relatives and friends. Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at First Baptist Church-Gulfport, Highway 605, from 10am-1pm. Funeral services will be held in the church sanctuary at 1pm. Burial will follow at Coalville Cemetery. The family would like to extend their sincere appreciation to all of the teachers, students, teammates, fire departments, co-workers, friends, family, organizations and the entire community for their overwhelming love and support. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the D'Iberville High School Athletic Department, 15625 Lamey Bridge Road, Biloxi, 39532. RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280 Three Rivers Road, Gulfport, is serving the family, and memories may be shared at www.riemannfamily.com - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sunherald/obituary.aspx?pid=174421071#sthash.LEuwWQnk.dpuf
Monday, November 17, 2014
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.
http://www.wafb.com/story/27396265/sheriff-driver-charged-with-dui-causing-death-in-fatal-harrison-co-wreck
http://www.riemannfamily.com/obituaries/Zackary-Whitfield/
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.
http://www.wafb.com/story/27396265/sheriff-driver-charged-with-dui-causing-death-in-fatal-harrison-co-wreck
http://www.riemannfamily.com/obituaries/Zackary-Whitfield/
Thursday, July 17, 2014
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.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
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.
Harrison County teen drowns in Mississippi Sound
WLOX-TV 13
Good Samaritan opens up about trying to save drowning teen
WLOX TV-13
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.
Visit www.riemannfamily.com for more information.
Friday, May 30, 2014
Remembering Students We Lost in May
Prom photo of Patricia Ladner and William Smith and family photo of Patricia and Cody Ladner (family photos)
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.
Pass Christian holds vigil for wreck victims
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.
Wolf River tubing accident kills 8-year-old Louisiana boy
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
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.
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.
Monday, April 28, 2014
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
April 26, 2014 Sun Herald
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
April 26, 2014 Sun Herald
Monday, April 21, 2014
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.
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.
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.
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