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Some Victims Of The Baptist Church Mass Murdering Atheist Devin Kelley by butterflyl1on: 7:50am On Nov 08, 2017 |
As the news and information unfolds, here are updates. Here are the victims whose identities have been confirmed by ABC News (Authorities have not named any of the victims): Eight Holcombe family members, and one pregnant family member's unborn child, were among the dead. Bryan Holcombe, an associate pastor for the church, was killed in the gunfire, as well Karla Holcombe, his wife of about four decades, according to Bryan Holcombe's parents, Joe and Claryce Holcombe. The Washington Post reported that Bryan and Karla Holcombe were high school sweethearts. Bryan Holcombe was walking up to the pulpit when the shooting began, according to The Post. Karla Holcombe had the “gift of hospitality,” Claryce Holcombe told The Post, saying that Karla had planned to host Thanksgiving. PHOTO: Bryan and Karla Holcombe are seen here in this undated file photo. Bryan Holcombe was walking up to the pulpit when the shooting began, the Washington Post reported. Bryan and Karla Holcombe’s son, Marc Daniel Holcombe, 36, also was killed. Marc Daniel Holcombe’s 1-year-old daughter, Noah Holcombe, was also killed. Marc Daniel Holcombe, who went by Danny, was a clone of his father, a colleague told The New York Times. Marc Daniel Holcombe and his wife had tried for a long time to have a child, Jennifer Kincaid said. Crystal Holcombe, the wife of John Holcombe, who is the son of Bryan and Karla Holcombe, also died. Crystal Holcombe -- a mother of five -- was eight months pregnant, her cousin said, according to The Associated Press. Three of her children, Emily, Megan and Greg, died with her. The unborn child was also counted in the police's death toll, though as of Tuesday authorities had not released the names of any of the victims. Crystal Holcombe is survived by her husband and two of her children. PHOTO: Crystal Holcombe, a victim of the mass shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Crystal Holcombe home-schooled her children and was very involved in the church, the Washington Post reported.Rojean Staggs, who said she had rented an apartment to Crystal Holcombe, told the Washington Post, “Crystal was a breath of fresh air. She loved children. ... She had a full house and just seemed to take to it beautifully.” Staggs said Crystal Holcombe's first husband died from cancer. She had been married to John Holcombe for just a few years, The Post reported. The Holcombes all lived near one another, The New York Times reported. “It’s of course going to be difficult,” Joe Holcombe told The Post, adding, “They’re in heaven. ... And they’re a lot better off than we are.” Robert and Shani Corrigan were among those killed, his sister, Sharon, told ABC News. According to The Detroit Free Press, the high school sweethearts, who were originally from Michigan, raised three sons together. PHOTO: Shani and Bob Corrigan are seen here in this undated file photo. The newspaper said the couple's 25-year-old son died from suicide last November and his memorial service was held at the church where his parents were killed. Mike Coon, who grew up with Robert Corrigan and graduated with Robert and Shani, told the newspaper, "They were trying to deal with the loss of a child ... Now this?" Coon said he "can't imagine" how the other two children are coping. He called the Corrigans "very wonderful people" who would "give to anyone," the newspaper said. Joann Ward and her two daughters, Brooke Ward and Emily Garza, are among the dead, Joann Ward's sister-in-law, Leslie, told ABC News. Brooke and Emily were just 5 and 7 years old, The Dallas Morning News reported. Joann Ward is survived by her husband, Chris, and 5-year-old son Ryland, who was shot several times and hospitalized, family said. Chris Ward's brother, Michael Ward, told The Dallas Morning News he carried his nephew, Ryland, out of the church. "They got him all cut open, from the gunshots," he told the newspaper. Michael Ward's 9-year-old daughter, McKinley, said of her cousin, according to the newspaper, "You just got to pray that he's going to make it." Haley Krueger, 16, died in the shooting, according to her mother. PHOTO: Haley Krueger, pictured, was killed in the shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs on Nov. 5, 2017. (Krueger Family) Tara Elyse McNulty was killed in the shooting, according to her close friend, who posted on Facebook about her death. "My best friend, my souls sister... I love you so much. My heart is broken," she wrote. PHOTO: Tara Elyse McNulty is seen here in this undated file photo. Richard Rodriguez and his wife, Therese Rodriguez, were among the deceased, according to Regina Rodriguez, Richard Rodriguez's daughter. PHOTO: An undated photo of Richard and Theresa Rodriguez who were killed in the Texas church shooting, Nov. 5, 2017. (Rodriguez family) Lulu White died in the shooting, according to her sister. Robert Scott Marshall and his wife, Karen Marshall, were two of the deceased, a sister of Robert Scott Marshall, who went by Scott, told ABC News. The couple had been visiting the church for the first time, the sister said. Annabelle Pomeroy, 14, was one of the individuals slain at the house of worship, according to her father, Frank Pomeroy, who is a pastor at the church. PHOTO: Annabelle Pomeroy, 14, was killed during a shooting at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. Her father, Frank Pomeroy is the pastor, but was not there at the time of the shooting. Annabelle “was one very beautiful, special child,” Pomeroy told ABC News by phone. Pomeroy said he was in Oklahoma during the shooting, a rare weekend that he wasn't at the church. The pastor's wife, Sherry Pomeroy, said at this morning's news conference, "We lost more than Annabelle yesterday, and one thing that gives me a sliver of encouragement is the fact that Belle was surrounded yesterday by her church family that she loved fiercely." The church family was very close, Sherry Pomeroy said. "We ate together, we laughed together, we cried together, and we worshiped together. Now most of our church family is gone. Our building is probably beyond repair," she said. "As senseless as this tragedy was our sweet Belle would not have been able to deal with losing so much family yesterday. Please don’t forget Sutherland Springs." |
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