School Bus Runs Over 10-year-old

GULFPORT -- Kendrell McDonald reportedly was trying to get the attention of his school bus driver when he accidently fell under the wheels and the bus ran over him on Shirley Drive Circle.
Kendrell, 10 years old, was a fifth-grader at Bel-Aire Elementary School. He was pronounced dead at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday at Garden Park Hospital, according to reporter Margaret Baker at http://www.sunherald.com/.

An ambulance transported the student to Garden Park, where he died of ... according to Harrison County coroner Gary Hargrove.

Fifth-grader Running to Catch Bus is Struck, Killed
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Reporter Cherie Ward with www.gulflive.com/mississippipress said witnesses reported that Kendrell was running alongside the school bus when he fell and the back tires of the vehicle ran over him.

Superintendent Henry Arledge and Principal Heather Blenden were with Kendrell's family when doctors told them the youngster had died, according to Ward.

"We just ask for prayers for the family, his classmates and all of us at this point, so we can get through this," Arledge said at http://www.gulflive.com/

Gulfport Fatality: Child Struck by Bus
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Kevin McDonough

ESCATAWPA -- Kevin McDonough, 23, passed away February 13, 2011, in Escatawpa. He was born August 26, 1987, in Pascagoula.

Kevin loved fishing and hanging out with friends.

He was preceded in death by grandfather Eugene Teague, step-grandfather Randall Byrd, and great-grandparents Leroy and Grace Helms.

Kevin is survived by mother Sheila Teague Hamilton, daughter Farrah McDonough, sister Kami Hamilton, all of Escatawpa; brother Chris Orgeron of Florida; grandmother Doris Teague Byrd, grandparents Moddie and Merrill Orgeron, favorite uncle Gary Teague, and best friends Joel Atta, George Alexander and Kerstine Greene, all of Escatawpa; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Visitation will be today from 2-3 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home in Escatawpa. Graveside services will follow at 3:15 p.m. at Serene Memorial Gardens in Moss Point.

Heritage Funeral Home is in charge in arrangements. Residents may view and sign an online register book at www.heritagefuneralhome.us

2 Ackerman Teachers Killed on Bus

CALHOUN COUNTY, Miss. -- Two teachers died Tuesday, Feb. 08, in a three-vehicle crash just west of Calhoun City when an 18-wheeler struck head-on one of two school buses carrying students home after a trip to the University of Mississippi.

Stephen B. Moss and Phyliss Graham were teachers at Ackerman High School in Choctaw County. They had accompanied students to the Oxford campus.

Moss, who had been driving the bus, was a football and golf coach and history instructor. Graham, 53, who lived in Eupora, was a special education instructor.

Apparently, according to transportation officials, the bus driven by Moss was the second one that was struck by a tractor-trailer driven by Gary T. Bailey of Mantachie. Bailey, who also was killed in the head-on collision, had sideswiped the school bus just ahead before hitting the one driven by Moss, who lived in Ackerman. The driver of the first bus, Shane Burton, was injured.

About 17 students initially were thought to be hurt in the collision, none with life-threatening injuries. About 60 students on both buses had made the trip to Ole Miss.

Montjoy Boy Inspires Marathon for Education Funding

DIAMONDHEAD -- The life and memory of 3-year-old William Lee Montjoy are inspiration for a marathon to help raise money for an educational foundation.

The marathon, scheduled for Feb. 13 in New Orleans, will include runners, joggers and walkers who will travel a 13.1 or 26.2 mile distance during the Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon or Half Marathon.

The run is sponsored by William's Wings, a community group numbering up to 150 people. Jennifer Schmidt, coordinator of the event, said the group includes people from Meridian and Bay St. Louis.

Marathon Participants Raising Money for Fund

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William was the son of Paul and Lea Montjoy, who have established the William Lee Montjoy Children's Educational Fund in their son's memory.

The 3-year-old died early afternoon of Sept. 25, 2010, when he drowned at the Pass Christian Yacht Club.

Trade Center Flag to Honor Christina Green

World Trade Center in July 2001

TUCSON -- The American flag found in the rubble of the World Trade Center following the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York will fly during the funeral of Christina Taylor Green, according to national media reports.


The 9-year-old was born Sept. 11, 2001.



The youngest of the two children of John and Roxanna Green, she was the youngest of six people killed Jan. 8 during a political rally for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who remains in critical condition after being shot in the head. Christina's brother, Dallas, is 11.



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Jared Lee Loughner, 22, has been charged with two federal counts of murder and 3 federal counts of attempted murder on the federal employees at the rally. State charges are pending on the shooting of other residents among the 20 people shot. They had been attending the Congressman on Your Corner rally at a Safeway supermarket in Tucson, Ariz. Medical conditions of the 14 people injured varied, and some have been released from hospitals.



Christina's funeral will be held Thursday at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Tucson. President Obama will remember all of the victims today in a late afternoon service.


Firefighter Jimmy Sands left New York on Tuesday headed to Arizona with the flag, which is flown during public events across the nation, courtesy of the New York Says Thank You Foundation, according to the Arizona Republic.


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Christina Taylor Green

TUCSON -- People across the U.S. and the world are mourning the tragic loss of 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, along with five other people who were killed Saturday, Jan. 08, during a shooting spree at a political gathering for Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

Christina, who was recently elected to her school's student council, was attending the Congress on Your Corner political event at Safeway Supermarket to meet her congresswoman. Giffords, a three-term member of the U.S. House of Represenatives, was shot in the left side of her head, and was holding her own over the weekend.

Christina's parents, John and Roxanna Green, talked to ABC News about the death of their daughter, who was born Sept. 11, 2001, the date of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States in New York and Washington, D.C.

Tragedy in Tucson: The Youngest Victim

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Kenzley Rae, Kristianna Rae Gillis

LONG BEACH -- Kenzley Rae and Kristianna Rae Gillis died Dec. 19, 2010. The twins, who were six days old, were born Dec. 13, 2010.

Survivors include their parents, Kenny and Amy Armstrong Gillis, brother Steven Gac, grandparents John and Ann Armstrong and Joe and Barbara Gillis, great grandmother Shirley Russell, aunt Andrea (Bill) Elenbaas, uncle Chris (Claire) Armstrong, and cousins Maggie, Zoe Allie and Max.


A special thank you goes to the staff of the labor and delivery department and neonatal intensive care unit at USA Children's and Women's Hospital in Mobile, Ala., and good friend Shayla Switzer.

Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, at the First United Methodist Church at 201 Pine Street in Long Beach. Funeral services are scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 24, 2010, at the church with burial at Gulf Pines Cemetery in Long Beach.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Ronald McDonald House, 1626 Springhill Avenue, Mobile, AL 36604.


Riemann Family Funeral, 19130 Commission Road in Long Beach, is in charge of arrangements.

A guestbook may be viewed and signed at http://www.riemannfamily.com/.