A smile spread across Charmin Porter Smith’s face as soon as she could hear the sound of Gary Davis’s lungs inflating Saturday afternoon. She stood still under the weight of the moment and just listened to Gary’s chest with the stethoscope. Inhale, exhale. Inhale, exhale. Inhale … These were RunRun’s lungs. It was a moment she’d waited more than a year to have. A donation and … [Read more...] about After organ donation, Smith family meets the man who received Tyronzen Smith’s lungs
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Hit-and-run victim’s family pleads for answers, shares more about late 15-year-old
Two weeks later everyone’s still searching: Searching for answers, searching for clues, searching for the piece of the puzzle that will wrap the investigation up. It was dark and rainy on Thursday, Sept. 30. Anthony Whiteman, a 15-year-old sophomore from Covington High School, had biked up to Walmart with his best friend, Nikolas. At about 8 p.m. he called his mother and told … [Read more...] about Hit-and-run victim’s family pleads for answers, shares more about late 15-year-old
Their lives ended in tragedy, their stories ended with miracles: How the the deaths of three young men brought forth so much life
Charmin Smith described it as a nightmare. “We were asleep and one of his cousins called me. He said, ‘Run Run and them had a wreck. Run Run is laid on the ground.’” She and her daughter Elaysheon Udley sit across from each other at the table. Charmin is stoic, matter-of-fact as she details the drive to Dyersburg in the overnight hours on Sunday, May 17. “I thought maybe the … [Read more...] about Their lives ended in tragedy, their stories ended with miracles: How the the deaths of three young men brought forth so much life
