Final Farewell: Jackson Community Gathers in Tears for Two Sisters and a Beloved 2-Year-Old Lost Too Soon

In a quiet hall filled with soft hymns, blue-and-white shirts, and the heavy weight of grief, hundreds of people came together to say goodbye.

On a Saturday in mid-July 2026, family, friends, and neighbors filled Westhaven Memorial in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, for the homegoing service of Erica Weathersby, 30, her younger sister Keyana Weathersby, 25, and Keyana’s bright-eyed 2-year-old son, Camari Givens. The three were taken from this world far too soon in a targeted shooting at their home on Queen Alexandria Lane in Jackson on June 27.

What the community gathered to celebrate was not the way they left, but the way they lived.

Erica and Keyana were more than sisters — they were each other’s closest friends. Their brother, DeMarco Bailey, stood before the congregation and described them with quiet pride and deep ache. “They were two sisters that really loved each other,” he said. “They were connected. They were each other’s best friends.”

Erica was the quieter one, a dedicated caregiver who worked as a CNA at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson. Colleagues and patients remembered her gentle commitment and the way she made people feel seen and cared for. Keyana was the outgoing light of the family — a store manager at Citi Trends who loved helping people pick out clothes and always had a smile ready. Together they raised little Camari, a joyful toddler who filled their home with laughter and energy.

“Camari was a happy child,” Bailey told those gathered. The image of a 2-year-old full of life, taken so suddenly, has left the family and the wider Jackson community heartbroken.

Many who attended the service wore matching shirts printed with the faces of Erica, Keyana, and Camari. They sang. They shared stories. They held one another. After the formal service, the group moved outside for a balloon release in the parking lot of Bumpers in Hazlehurst. Dozens of balloons floated upward into the Mississippi sky — a simple, powerful gesture of love and release.

Cousin Shereen Bailey captured the feeling shared by so many: “They were sweet, young, innocent girls that did not deserve this.”

The pain remains raw. Bailey has been open about his hurt and his plea for justice. Four people — including Cornelius Carter, Jordan Carter, and Mikayla Young — have been charged with capital murder in connection with the killings. The investigation continues, and the family is still waiting for full answers and accountability.

Yet even in the deepest grief, something powerful has risen: a community refusing to let these three lives be reduced to a crime headline. Strangers and friends have left flowers, messages, and support. People who never met Erica still talk about her kindness at the hospital. Those who shopped at Citi Trends remember Keyana’s laughter. And everyone who saw Camari’s smile has carried a piece of that light with them.

In the days since the service, the message from the family and those who loved them has been consistent and clear. They want justice. They want the violence to stop. And above all, they want Erica, Keyana, and Camari to be remembered for the love they gave and the joy they brought.

Three lives — two sisters who were best friends, and a little boy who still had his whole life ahead of him — are gone. But on a summer Saturday in Mississippi, a community made sure their names were spoken with love, their stories were told with care, and their memory was lifted into the sky on a hundred balloons.

Rest in peace, Erica. Rest in peace, Keyana. Rest in peace, sweet Camari.