Money, words of comfort pour in for SC mother after deaths of 4 children

A mother whose four children were killed after a single-vehicle crash Friday is receiving an outpouring of support from people near and far.

A lot of that support for Jackie Brown is coming from more than 1,000 people – many of them strangers – who have donated money via an online fundraiser on gofundme.com.

Three of Brown’s four children – Arnez Yaron Jamison, Jr., 4, Robbiana Evans, 6, and Jamire Halley, 8 – died at the scene of the crash on State 253 around 12:28 a.m. Friday, said Trooper Joe Hovis, a spokesman for the state Highway Patrol.

The fourth child, 2-year-old Ar’mani Jamison, succumbed to injuries at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday, according to Deputy Coroner Jeff Fowler.

The driver of the vehicle was a 27-year-old Greenville man. The vehicle he was driving ran off the road and struck several trees.

The gofundme campaign page on the behalf of Brown was created Friday by her co-worker Crystal Griffith.

“Jackie has lost her whole world all at once,” the page said. “Please help Jackie properly lay her babies to rest.”

The goal was set at $50,000. As of early Monday, more than $36,000 had been raised.

Support continues to grow. The money being donated on the page is, in many cases, accompanied with condolences, words of comfort or, in one case, in memoriam from a parent who has also suffered the loss of a child.

A message from Brown posted on the gofundme page Saturday reads, in part, “Rest well, mommies angels ... the worst pain I’ve ever felt. I love y’all with all my heart. Y’all was my heart. Y’all kept me going.”

Greenville News reporters Daniel Gross and Anna Lee contributed to this story.