Obituary for
DeEbony LaShae Groves
Gallatin - Age 21. April 22, 2018.
Ms. DeEbony Groves transitioned from this life into eternal life suddenly on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
She leaves to cherish her memories a host of loving and devoted family members, church members, and friends.
Survived by mother, Shirl (Randy) Baker; father, Albert Groves; brother, Di'Angelo Groves; step-sister, Adrienne Runnebaum; step-brothers, Brandon Smith and Josh Jones; grandparents; James and Carolyn Groves; aunts, Georgia Sadler-Brackin, Carol Bibbs and Angela Clay; uncles, Gary Lee Sadler and James Allison Groves and a host of cousins and friends.
Visitation Friday, April 27, 6-8 p.m., First Baptist Church, 290 E. Winchester Street, Gallatin. Visitation Saturday, April 28, 10-12 p.m., funeral to follow at First Baptist Church.
Interment, Crestview Memorial Gardens.
Johnson & Coleman Funeral Home,
723 Anthony St.
Gallatin, TN 37066
615-452-2060
johnsonandcolemanfh.com,615-452-2060.
She was murdered along with three others by a senseless act of violence. DeEbony Groves, Joe Perez, Akilah DaSilva and Taurean Sanderlin were killed on Sunday after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee.
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Family, friends remember victims of Antioch Waffle House shooting
One of the victims, 21-year-old DeEbony Groves, was a senior Sociology major at Belmont University. Groves was also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
She was out with her sorority sisters before going to the Waffle House.
"It breaks my heart for her family, the people who love and care about her," said Belmont junior Riley Kellum.
At Belmont University, there were words of shock and disbelief. But a fellow student who did not know DeEbony said she was not surprised by another mass shooting.
"Honestly, it's sad that I was not shocked that something like this happened because of just the way the world has been."
One of the sorority sisters with DeEbony was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in critical condition.
Bishop Joseph Walker is planning to hold a vigil for DeEbony at Belmont Monday evening.
A Metro Nashville Council Member knows family members, but they were thinking of the ones lost.
"They understand so their prayers are with those who did not come out, who did not make it," said Antoinette Lee.
A second victim, 23-year-old Akilah Dasilva, was talented behind the camera. Friends remember him as a talented photographer/videographer with a heart of gold.
He was critically wounded inside the restaurant and later died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Michael Fletcher, a longtime friend of DaSilva's since 7th grade, said Akilah was selfless.
"He even left his family's Christmas Eve Party to shoot a surprise engagement video for me to propose to my fiancรฉ. The things he did for us was unimaginable," said Fletcher.
Kareem Dasilva remembered his cousin after his life was cut short.
"It was me, Hadari, and Akilah we were all cousins around the same age. I am the youngest while Akilah is the oldest. We have such a similar past and experience, to see his life be taken away so suddenly is so shocking. Akilah is just like me and had the same opportunity that I have. It makes me really sad that he died this way. I love you Akilah," said Kareem Dasilva.
Fletcher said he wants to see change happen after another tragedy.
"Everyone wants change but will not do anything to make the change happen. And because of that, I lost my brother," said Fletcher.
Twenty-year-old Joe Perez of Nashville and 29-year-old Taurean C. Sanderlin of Goodlettesville were also killed during the shooting.
Twenty-one-year-old Shanita Waggoner and 24-year-old Sharita Henderson were both injured in the shooting. They are currently in stable condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Source: WKRN Web Staff
Updated: Apr 24, 2018
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Belmont released the following statement on Groves' tragic death:
โDeEbony Groves was a senior at Belmont University majoring in social work. The entire campus community is shocked and devastated by how such senseless violence has taken the life of this young woman, an individual full of immense potential. We extend our thoughts and prayers to her family and friends as they come to terms with unimaginable grief. Belmont will be offering counseling and other support services to members of our campus in the coming hours and days.โ
Mt. Zion Church in Antioch held a vigil for Groves and all the shooting victims on Monday night.
"To be only 21 years old to lose her life like this is kind of distraught to everybody," said Steven Hamilton, a friend of Groves. "She was working two jobs, a senior in college. We were all friends outside of this. We were in a group chat that we were all in."
โผFamilies and friends are grieving the loss of four victims killed in the Waffle House shooting near Nashville Sunday.
All four of the victims were in their 20s.
DeEbony Groves, 21, of Gallatin, was a standout basketball player at Gallatin High School and was in her senior year at Belmont University. She was killed while eating inside the Waffle House restaurant
DeEbony LaShae Groves
Gallatin - Age 21. April 22, 2018.
Ms. DeEbony Groves transitioned from this life into eternal life suddenly on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
She leaves to cherish her memories a host of loving and devoted family members, church members, and friends.
Survived by mother, Shirl (Randy) Baker; father, Albert Groves; brother, Di'Angelo Groves; step-sister, Adrienne Runnebaum; step-brothers, Brandon Smith and Josh Jones; grandparents; James and Carolyn Groves; aunts, Georgia Sadler-Brackin, Carol Bibbs and Angela Clay; uncles, Gary Lee Sadler and James Allison Groves and a host of cousins and friends.
Visitation Friday, April 27, 6-8 p.m., First Baptist Church, 290 E. Winchester Street, Gallatin. Visitation Saturday, April 28, 10-12 p.m., funeral to follow at First Baptist Church.
Interment, Crestview Memorial Gardens.
Johnson & Coleman Funeral Home,
723 Anthony St.
Gallatin, TN 37066
615-452-2060
johnsonandcolemanfh.com,615-452-2060.
She was murdered along with three others by a senseless act of violence. DeEbony Groves, Joe Perez, Akilah DaSilva and Taurean Sanderlin were killed on Sunday after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee.
*****
Family, friends remember victims of Antioch Waffle House shooting
One of the victims, 21-year-old DeEbony Groves, was a senior Sociology major at Belmont University. Groves was also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
She was out with her sorority sisters before going to the Waffle House.
"It breaks my heart for her family, the people who love and care about her," said Belmont junior Riley Kellum.
At Belmont University, there were words of shock and disbelief. But a fellow student who did not know DeEbony said she was not surprised by another mass shooting.
"Honestly, it's sad that I was not shocked that something like this happened because of just the way the world has been."
One of the sorority sisters with DeEbony was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in critical condition.
Bishop Joseph Walker is planning to hold a vigil for DeEbony at Belmont Monday evening.
A Metro Nashville Council Member knows family members, but they were thinking of the ones lost.
"They understand so their prayers are with those who did not come out, who did not make it," said Antoinette Lee.
A second victim, 23-year-old Akilah Dasilva, was talented behind the camera. Friends remember him as a talented photographer/videographer with a heart of gold.
He was critically wounded inside the restaurant and later died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Michael Fletcher, a longtime friend of DaSilva's since 7th grade, said Akilah was selfless.
"He even left his family's Christmas Eve Party to shoot a surprise engagement video for me to propose to my fiancรฉ. The things he did for us was unimaginable," said Fletcher.
Kareem Dasilva remembered his cousin after his life was cut short.
"It was me, Hadari, and Akilah we were all cousins around the same age. I am the youngest while Akilah is the oldest. We have such a similar past and experience, to see his life be taken away so suddenly is so shocking. Akilah is just like me and had the same opportunity that I have. It makes me really sad that he died this way. I love you Akilah," said Kareem Dasilva.
Fletcher said he wants to see change happen after another tragedy.
"Everyone wants change but will not do anything to make the change happen. And because of that, I lost my brother," said Fletcher.
Twenty-year-old Joe Perez of Nashville and 29-year-old Taurean C. Sanderlin of Goodlettesville were also killed during the shooting.
Twenty-one-year-old Shanita Waggoner and 24-year-old Sharita Henderson were both injured in the shooting. They are currently in stable condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Source: WKRN Web Staff
Updated: Apr 24, 2018
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Belmont released the following statement on Groves' tragic death:
โDeEbony Groves was a senior at Belmont University majoring in social work. The entire campus community is shocked and devastated by how such senseless violence has taken the life of this young woman, an individual full of immense potential. We extend our thoughts and prayers to her family and friends as they come to terms with unimaginable grief. Belmont will be offering counseling and other support services to members of our campus in the coming hours and days.โ
Mt. Zion Church in Antioch held a vigil for Groves and all the shooting victims on Monday night.
"To be only 21 years old to lose her life like this is kind of distraught to everybody," said Steven Hamilton, a friend of Groves. "She was working two jobs, a senior in college. We were all friends outside of this. We were in a group chat that we were all in."
โผFamilies and friends are grieving the loss of four victims killed in the Waffle House shooting near Nashville Sunday.
All four of the victims were in their 20s.
DeEbony Groves, 21, of Gallatin, was a standout basketball player at Gallatin High School and was in her senior year at Belmont University. She was killed while eating inside the Waffle House restaurant
Obituary for
DeEbony LaShae Groves
Gallatin - Age 21. April 22, 2018.
Ms. DeEbony Groves transitioned from this life into eternal life suddenly on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
She leaves to cherish her memories a host of loving and devoted family members, church members, and friends.
Survived by mother, Shirl (Randy) Baker; father, Albert Groves; brother, Di'Angelo Groves; step-sister, Adrienne Runnebaum; step-brothers, Brandon Smith and Josh Jones; grandparents; James and Carolyn Groves; aunts, Georgia Sadler-Brackin, Carol Bibbs and Angela Clay; uncles, Gary Lee Sadler and James Allison Groves and a host of cousins and friends.
Visitation Friday, April 27, 6-8 p.m., First Baptist Church, 290 E. Winchester Street, Gallatin. Visitation Saturday, April 28, 10-12 p.m., funeral to follow at First Baptist Church.
Interment, Crestview Memorial Gardens.
Johnson & Coleman Funeral Home,
723 Anthony St.
Gallatin, TN 37066
615-452-2060
johnsonandcolemanfh.com,615-452-2060.
She was murdered along with three others by a senseless act of violence. DeEbony Groves, Joe Perez, Akilah DaSilva and Taurean Sanderlin were killed on Sunday after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee.
*****
Family, friends remember victims of Antioch Waffle House shooting
One of the victims, 21-year-old DeEbony Groves, was a senior Sociology major at Belmont University. Groves was also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
She was out with her sorority sisters before going to the Waffle House.
"It breaks my heart for her family, the people who love and care about her," said Belmont junior Riley Kellum.
At Belmont University, there were words of shock and disbelief. But a fellow student who did not know DeEbony said she was not surprised by another mass shooting.
"Honestly, it's sad that I was not shocked that something like this happened because of just the way the world has been."
One of the sorority sisters with DeEbony was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in critical condition.
Bishop Joseph Walker is planning to hold a vigil for DeEbony at Belmont Monday evening.
A Metro Nashville Council Member knows family members, but they were thinking of the ones lost.
"They understand so their prayers are with those who did not come out, who did not make it," said Antoinette Lee.
A second victim, 23-year-old Akilah Dasilva, was talented behind the camera. Friends remember him as a talented photographer/videographer with a heart of gold.
He was critically wounded inside the restaurant and later died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Michael Fletcher, a longtime friend of DaSilva's since 7th grade, said Akilah was selfless.
"He even left his family's Christmas Eve Party to shoot a surprise engagement video for me to propose to my fiancรฉ. The things he did for us was unimaginable," said Fletcher.
Kareem Dasilva remembered his cousin after his life was cut short.
"It was me, Hadari, and Akilah we were all cousins around the same age. I am the youngest while Akilah is the oldest. We have such a similar past and experience, to see his life be taken away so suddenly is so shocking. Akilah is just like me and had the same opportunity that I have. It makes me really sad that he died this way. I love you Akilah," said Kareem Dasilva.
Fletcher said he wants to see change happen after another tragedy.
"Everyone wants change but will not do anything to make the change happen. And because of that, I lost my brother," said Fletcher.
Twenty-year-old Joe Perez of Nashville and 29-year-old Taurean C. Sanderlin of Goodlettesville were also killed during the shooting.
Twenty-one-year-old Shanita Waggoner and 24-year-old Sharita Henderson were both injured in the shooting. They are currently in stable condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Source: WKRN Web Staff
Updated: Apr 24, 2018
******
Belmont released the following statement on Groves' tragic death:
โDeEbony Groves was a senior at Belmont University majoring in social work. The entire campus community is shocked and devastated by how such senseless violence has taken the life of this young woman, an individual full of immense potential. We extend our thoughts and prayers to her family and friends as they come to terms with unimaginable grief. Belmont will be offering counseling and other support services to members of our campus in the coming hours and days.โ
Mt. Zion Church in Antioch held a vigil for Groves and all the shooting victims on Monday night.
"To be only 21 years old to lose her life like this is kind of distraught to everybody," said Steven Hamilton, a friend of Groves. "She was working two jobs, a senior in college. We were all friends outside of this. We were in a group chat that we were all in."
โผFamilies and friends are grieving the loss of four victims killed in the Waffle House shooting near Nashville Sunday.
All four of the victims were in their 20s.
DeEbony Groves, 21, of Gallatin, was a standout basketball player at Gallatin High School and was in her senior year at Belmont University. She was killed while eating inside the Waffle House restaurant
DeEbony LaShae Groves
Gallatin - Age 21. April 22, 2018.
Ms. DeEbony Groves transitioned from this life into eternal life suddenly on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
She leaves to cherish her memories a host of loving and devoted family members, church members, and friends.
Survived by mother, Shirl (Randy) Baker; father, Albert Groves; brother, Di'Angelo Groves; step-sister, Adrienne Runnebaum; step-brothers, Brandon Smith and Josh Jones; grandparents; James and Carolyn Groves; aunts, Georgia Sadler-Brackin, Carol Bibbs and Angela Clay; uncles, Gary Lee Sadler and James Allison Groves and a host of cousins and friends.
Visitation Friday, April 27, 6-8 p.m., First Baptist Church, 290 E. Winchester Street, Gallatin. Visitation Saturday, April 28, 10-12 p.m., funeral to follow at First Baptist Church.
Interment, Crestview Memorial Gardens.
Johnson & Coleman Funeral Home,
723 Anthony St.
Gallatin, TN 37066
615-452-2060
johnsonandcolemanfh.com,615-452-2060.
She was murdered along with three others by a senseless act of violence. DeEbony Groves, Joe Perez, Akilah DaSilva and Taurean Sanderlin were killed on Sunday after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee.
*****
Family, friends remember victims of Antioch Waffle House shooting
One of the victims, 21-year-old DeEbony Groves, was a senior Sociology major at Belmont University. Groves was also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
She was out with her sorority sisters before going to the Waffle House.
"It breaks my heart for her family, the people who love and care about her," said Belmont junior Riley Kellum.
At Belmont University, there were words of shock and disbelief. But a fellow student who did not know DeEbony said she was not surprised by another mass shooting.
"Honestly, it's sad that I was not shocked that something like this happened because of just the way the world has been."
One of the sorority sisters with DeEbony was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in critical condition.
Bishop Joseph Walker is planning to hold a vigil for DeEbony at Belmont Monday evening.
A Metro Nashville Council Member knows family members, but they were thinking of the ones lost.
"They understand so their prayers are with those who did not come out, who did not make it," said Antoinette Lee.
A second victim, 23-year-old Akilah Dasilva, was talented behind the camera. Friends remember him as a talented photographer/videographer with a heart of gold.
He was critically wounded inside the restaurant and later died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Michael Fletcher, a longtime friend of DaSilva's since 7th grade, said Akilah was selfless.
"He even left his family's Christmas Eve Party to shoot a surprise engagement video for me to propose to my fiancรฉ. The things he did for us was unimaginable," said Fletcher.
Kareem Dasilva remembered his cousin after his life was cut short.
"It was me, Hadari, and Akilah we were all cousins around the same age. I am the youngest while Akilah is the oldest. We have such a similar past and experience, to see his life be taken away so suddenly is so shocking. Akilah is just like me and had the same opportunity that I have. It makes me really sad that he died this way. I love you Akilah," said Kareem Dasilva.
Fletcher said he wants to see change happen after another tragedy.
"Everyone wants change but will not do anything to make the change happen. And because of that, I lost my brother," said Fletcher.
Twenty-year-old Joe Perez of Nashville and 29-year-old Taurean C. Sanderlin of Goodlettesville were also killed during the shooting.
Twenty-one-year-old Shanita Waggoner and 24-year-old Sharita Henderson were both injured in the shooting. They are currently in stable condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Source: WKRN Web Staff
Updated: Apr 24, 2018
******
Belmont released the following statement on Groves' tragic death:
โDeEbony Groves was a senior at Belmont University majoring in social work. The entire campus community is shocked and devastated by how such senseless violence has taken the life of this young woman, an individual full of immense potential. We extend our thoughts and prayers to her family and friends as they come to terms with unimaginable grief. Belmont will be offering counseling and other support services to members of our campus in the coming hours and days.โ
Mt. Zion Church in Antioch held a vigil for Groves and all the shooting victims on Monday night.
"To be only 21 years old to lose her life like this is kind of distraught to everybody," said Steven Hamilton, a friend of Groves. "She was working two jobs, a senior in college. We were all friends outside of this. We were in a group chat that we were all in."
โผFamilies and friends are grieving the loss of four victims killed in the Waffle House shooting near Nashville Sunday.
All four of the victims were in their 20s.
DeEbony Groves, 21, of Gallatin, was a standout basketball player at Gallatin High School and was in her senior year at Belmont University. She was killed while eating inside the Waffle House restaurant
