“Lily was just the life of our family. She would just bring sunshine into the room. Her laughter would fill the room,” Selena McClelland, Lily’s aunt, told WATE.
The couple’s family wasn’t even aware they had eloped. Jessiah had asked his mother, Michelle Plemons, to watch the couple’s children – Jessiah took in his older sister’s two children, and Lily had two children – on Friday, but no one knew why.
Milea Effler, Jessiah’s sister, said she learned of the happy news that her brother was married through Facebook and wanted to congratulate him, but never got the chance.
“Next thing you know, I get a knock on my door. And it’s just, it’s every mother’s nightmare. Every mother’s nightmare,” Plemons said.
A GoFundMe has been set up for both Jessiah and Lily. If you would like to contribute you can visit them here and here.
This is an absolute tragedy. Jessiah and Lily should be celebrating their marriage with family and friends, but instead their family and friends must now mourn their loss.
Please pray for their families during this extremely difficult time.
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