Eric Lavan Sherman, 16, Gautier, passed away Monday, December 19, 1983. Eric was a junior at Pascagoula High School.
Survivors include his parents Mr. & Mrs. Lavan Sherman, Gautier; Three brothers, Richard Earl (Dickey) Sherman, Galveston, Tx., Roger Dale Sherman & Ricard Calvin (Ricky) Sherman, both of Gautier; two sisters, Mrs. Wanda Ann Dean, Grand Bay, Al. and Miss Penny Renee Sherman, Gautier; and his paternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Sherman, Taylorsville.
Funeral services will be held today, December 21, at 1:30 p.m. at Jones and Son Funeral Home, Richton. Internment will be in Clear Creek Cemetery, Smith County.
Published in the Mississippi Press: Wednesday, December 21, 1983
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Gautier Teen Killed In Crash
Gautier -- One Gautier teenager is dead and another seriouly injured in a one-car crash that happened
early this morning on Martin Bluff Road.
Eric Lavan Sherman, 16, was pronounced dead on arrival at Singing River Hospital at 1:45 a.m. this morning. He was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Brett Gamblin, 15, Gautier. Gamblin is listed in fair condition in the neuro-surgical intensive care unit at Singing River Hospital, Pascagoula.
Coroner Benny Bryant said an inquest jury held that Sherman's death was accidental. Bryant said testimony at the inquest stated that the car Sherman was riding in passed another vehicle, spun out of control and crashed through a power pole and into a tree. The crash happened in front of the Martin Bluff Volunteer Fire Department. Bryant said the first responders had a difficult time extracting the victims from the wreckage. The victims were taken to Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula by Rescue 4 and Amserv Ambulance Services.
Published in the Mississippi Press: Monday, December 19, 1983
Survivors include his parents Mr. & Mrs. Lavan Sherman, Gautier; Three brothers, Richard Earl (Dickey) Sherman, Galveston, Tx., Roger Dale Sherman & Ricard Calvin (Ricky) Sherman, both of Gautier; two sisters, Mrs. Wanda Ann Dean, Grand Bay, Al. and Miss Penny Renee Sherman, Gautier; and his paternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Sherman, Taylorsville.
Funeral services will be held today, December 21, at 1:30 p.m. at Jones and Son Funeral Home, Richton. Internment will be in Clear Creek Cemetery, Smith County.
Published in the Mississippi Press: Wednesday, December 21, 1983
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Gautier Teen Killed In Crash
Gautier -- One Gautier teenager is dead and another seriouly injured in a one-car crash that happened
early this morning on Martin Bluff Road.
Eric Lavan Sherman, 16, was pronounced dead on arrival at Singing River Hospital at 1:45 a.m. this morning. He was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Brett Gamblin, 15, Gautier. Gamblin is listed in fair condition in the neuro-surgical intensive care unit at Singing River Hospital, Pascagoula.
Coroner Benny Bryant said an inquest jury held that Sherman's death was accidental. Bryant said testimony at the inquest stated that the car Sherman was riding in passed another vehicle, spun out of control and crashed through a power pole and into a tree. The crash happened in front of the Martin Bluff Volunteer Fire Department. Bryant said the first responders had a difficult time extracting the victims from the wreckage. The victims were taken to Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula by Rescue 4 and Amserv Ambulance Services.
Published in the Mississippi Press: Monday, December 19, 1983
Eric Lavan Sherman, 16, Gautier, passed away Monday, December 19, 1983. Eric was a junior at Pascagoula High School.
Survivors include his parents Mr. & Mrs. Lavan Sherman, Gautier; Three brothers, Richard Earl (Dickey) Sherman, Galveston, Tx., Roger Dale Sherman & Ricard Calvin (Ricky) Sherman, both of Gautier; two sisters, Mrs. Wanda Ann Dean, Grand Bay, Al. and Miss Penny Renee Sherman, Gautier; and his paternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Sherman, Taylorsville.
Funeral services will be held today, December 21, at 1:30 p.m. at Jones and Son Funeral Home, Richton. Internment will be in Clear Creek Cemetery, Smith County.
Published in the Mississippi Press: Wednesday, December 21, 1983
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Gautier Teen Killed In Crash
Gautier -- One Gautier teenager is dead and another seriouly injured in a one-car crash that happened
early this morning on Martin Bluff Road.
Eric Lavan Sherman, 16, was pronounced dead on arrival at Singing River Hospital at 1:45 a.m. this morning. He was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Brett Gamblin, 15, Gautier. Gamblin is listed in fair condition in the neuro-surgical intensive care unit at Singing River Hospital, Pascagoula.
Coroner Benny Bryant said an inquest jury held that Sherman's death was accidental. Bryant said testimony at the inquest stated that the car Sherman was riding in passed another vehicle, spun out of control and crashed through a power pole and into a tree. The crash happened in front of the Martin Bluff Volunteer Fire Department. Bryant said the first responders had a difficult time extracting the victims from the wreckage. The victims were taken to Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula by Rescue 4 and Amserv Ambulance Services.
Published in the Mississippi Press: Monday, December 19, 1983
Survivors include his parents Mr. & Mrs. Lavan Sherman, Gautier; Three brothers, Richard Earl (Dickey) Sherman, Galveston, Tx., Roger Dale Sherman & Ricard Calvin (Ricky) Sherman, both of Gautier; two sisters, Mrs. Wanda Ann Dean, Grand Bay, Al. and Miss Penny Renee Sherman, Gautier; and his paternal grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Sherman, Taylorsville.
Funeral services will be held today, December 21, at 1:30 p.m. at Jones and Son Funeral Home, Richton. Internment will be in Clear Creek Cemetery, Smith County.
Published in the Mississippi Press: Wednesday, December 21, 1983
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Gautier Teen Killed In Crash
Gautier -- One Gautier teenager is dead and another seriouly injured in a one-car crash that happened
early this morning on Martin Bluff Road.
Eric Lavan Sherman, 16, was pronounced dead on arrival at Singing River Hospital at 1:45 a.m. this morning. He was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Brett Gamblin, 15, Gautier. Gamblin is listed in fair condition in the neuro-surgical intensive care unit at Singing River Hospital, Pascagoula.
Coroner Benny Bryant said an inquest jury held that Sherman's death was accidental. Bryant said testimony at the inquest stated that the car Sherman was riding in passed another vehicle, spun out of control and crashed through a power pole and into a tree. The crash happened in front of the Martin Bluff Volunteer Fire Department. Bryant said the first responders had a difficult time extracting the victims from the wreckage. The victims were taken to Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula by Rescue 4 and Amserv Ambulance Services.
Published in the Mississippi Press: Monday, December 19, 1983
