A candlelight vigil was held Sunday outside the Humphreys County Courthouse to mourn the 16 presumed victims of the blast.
“I don’t know what I can even say to make anyone understand the man he was,” Stover wrote in a Facebook post.
LaTeisha Mays Mays, 26, is unaccounted for, her family told NBC affiliate WSMV.
“You brought color into my world that was otherwise dark and grey,” he wrote in a Facebook post.
Jason Adams Adams and his wife, Valerie, just celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary, she said in a Facebook post.
An explosion at an ammunition processing plant last week is thought to have killed everyone inside, leaving a small Tennessee county in mourning.
The blast occurred at approximately 7:45 a.m. on Friday at Accurate Energetic Systems, which is located close to McEwen, Tennessee. M. leaving only a few pieces of debris in its wake. One day following the explosion, authorities stated that there were no survivors and that 16 individuals inside the privately owned building were missing.
To honor the 16 people thought to have died in the explosion, a candlelight vigil was held on Sunday outside the Humphreys County Courthouse. People were seen using lit candles to show their respect in large crowds.
Jason Adams, Erick Anderson, Billy Baker, Adam Boatman, Christopher Clark, Mindy Clifton, James Cook, Reyna Gillahan, LaTeisha Mays, Jeremy Moore, Melinda Rainey, Melissa Stanford, Trenton Stewart, Rachel Woodall, Steven Wright, and Donald Yowell were mentioned on the list of victims that was made public on Monday.
More details about the victims are emerging while the cause of the explosion is still being investigated.
Trenton Stewart.
The Friday morning explosion left 25-year-old Stewart missing and presumed dead.
Katy Stover, his fiancée, called him the greatest man she had ever encountered.
Stover posted on Facebook, “I’m not sure what I can say to help anyone understand the man he was.”. He was genuinely my best friend, soulmate, and person; he made me laugh until I was out of breath. “.
His Facebook page states that Stewart served as a pastor at a Waverly, Tennessee, church. His aim as a pastor, he stated in a post, “is not to have the largest crowd, or to be the most perfect person, but to show the love of Christ in whatever way possible.”. “,”.
In October, he posted the most recent livestream from one of his sermons. 5. .
Mays, LaTeisha.
The family of 26-year-old Mays told NBC affiliate WSMV that she is missing. She spent eight months working for Accurate Energetic Systems.
She was referred to as “the glue to our family” by her family. “.”.
Wright Steven.
Melinda, Wright’s wife, is grieving for her husband.
“How could I have known that 24 hours ago I would have watched those taillights disappear for the last time?” she wrote on Facebook the day following the explosion.
The pair had two boys together.
Rachel Woodall.
The Facebook profile of Woodall stated that she worked as a production operator at Accurate Energetic Systems.
She was remembered as her boyfriend Nathan Birchard’s angel.
In a post on Facebook, he wrote, “You added color to my otherwise gray and dark world.”. “You helped me grow as a man and inspired me to always aim higher. Our plans for the future and our dreams were abruptly snatched away. “..”.
Woodall, according to Birchard, “touched so many lives.”. “.
According to his writing, “You never would’ve realized the impact you have made on those around you.”.
Clark Christopher.
According to Peggy Wood, Clark’s sister, he went by “Buck. “,”.
Wood told NBC News, “He was loved by everyone and never met a stranger.”. “His family is missing him terribly.”. We will never be able to move past this loss. “,”.
Clark’s sister claimed that he was the youngest of his siblings.
“There was nine years between us,” she stated. Out of the nine, we were the “babies.”. “,”.
Stanford, Melissa.
According to Brittany Kirouac, her niece, Stanford was a mother, daughter, sister, and aunt.
According to Kirouac, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation informed the victims’ families that “there was a zero percent chance of survival” on the day of the explosion. “.
“Send positive energy, keep our family in your prayers, whatever you do,” Kirouac wrote on Facebook.
Moore, Jeremy.
Ava Hinson, Moore’s mother, heard about the explosion at his workplace on Friday and asked for prayers for her son.
Her son, who lived close by, was “sweet as sugar,” according to her. “..”.
He was around 6′ 7″ and weighed around 300 pounds. “I call him’my little boy,’ and he would tell you that he was my little boy,” Hinson said on Saturday in an interview with NBC News.
According to his father, Gary Moore, Moore had been employed in the munitions sector for nearly 19 years. He left his daughter at his mother’s house on the day of the explosion and proceeded to work as usual.
Around 7:45 a.m. M. “The day took a very strange turn, and now here we are,” Gary Moore remarked.
When Hinson learned of the explosion, she went to see her son in the hopes of locating him.
“A few minutes ago, it dawned on me that he would not return,” Hinson remarked.
In October, Moore would have turned 38. 19.
Jason Adams. .
In a Facebook post, she stated that Adams and his spouse, Valerie, recently celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary.
She wrote, “How am I suppose to live without my soulmate, my best friend, and the love of my life?”.
Baker, Billy.
The day following the blast, Baker’s cousin Emily Tate posted an announcement on Facebook about his passing.
When Tate wrote, “Billy always seemed big and sturdy — larger than life,”. “His ‘little cuz’ was always smiling and giving me a hug. “.”.
Tate prayed for his sons, grandchildren, and wife.
Mindy Clifton. .
One friend described her as “a big personality wrapped around a caring heart,” and another said she mentored him when he first began working in the corrections field.
“I told you I loved you the last time we spoke, and your reply was… I have no regrets at all because I love you too, brother,” JayVion Mcvadian wrote.
Gillahan Reyna.
Rosalina, Gillahan’s daughter, stated that her mother’s goal was to pay off her house.
“She was a beautiful soul — loving, strong, and always thinking of others before herself,” Rosalina Gillahan wrote on Facebook.
Yowell, Donald.
Yowell’s friend remarked, “His hugs, his laughter, and his love were all bigger than life.”. “..”.
Ashlee Oliver urged everyone to live their lives as he did and asked for prayers for his family and loved ones.
On Facebook, Oliver wrote, “And in honor of Don… be kind, forgive easily, and love well.”. “He performed everything flawlessly. “.
Melinda Rainey.
Kimberly Thomas-Thorn, the wife of her nephew, claims that Rainey had a strong interest in WWE.
“She was one of the sweetest, kindest people I’ve met,” she wrote. “I’ll miss her teasing Josh about TN vs. BAMA and discussing WWE wrestling. “,”.
