Third grader Jackson Wyatt Grubb, nine years old, ended his life because he couldn't endure being bullied anymore.
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Obituary Courtesy Of Calfee Funeral Home in Beckley, West Virginia
"Jackson Wyatt Grubb, 9, of Sophia passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016. He was born January 18, 2007 in Beckley.
Jackson was affectionately known by his family and close friends as “Action Jackson”. He was a student at Sophia Soak Creek Elementary School and played basketball for the Hawks and a member of the Sophia First Baptist Church where he was involved with the Awanas. He loved cats and being outdoors where he liked to fish. He had a passion for building things and was very proud of the clubhouse he built in his backyard.
Survivors include his grandmother, Betsy Baber, who raised him as her own son since he was 2; sisters, Bobbi Jean Grubb and Shalyn Grubb; brother, Tyler Grubb; uncle, Shane Baber and his wife Melissa; cousins, Alexis and Isabella Baber; great grandparents, Kelly and Barbara Dillon; great-great grandmother, Sara Lynn Ward and his biological mother, Diannia Crump and her husband Mickey and numerous other family and close friends.
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Crosspoint Church Of God with Pastors Vondie Cook, II and Sam Bell officiating.
Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit the family 2 hours prior to the service Saturday at the church.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers."
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September 23, 2016
WOATV50 by Ashley Hart
"The Raleigh County Sheriff’s office has said the death of nine year old, Jackson Wyatt Grubb, was not a suicide but an accident.
The sheriff office feels confident in saying that Jackson was not a victim of bullying at school or at home. Rather Jackson was upset over an argument and acted out in which turned into a horrible accident.
The investigation in nearly complete after the medical examination is returned and paperwork is filled out.
Raleigh County Sheriff Tanner believes Jackson did not fully understand the consequences of his actions and there is no one to blame in the situation.
"I am absolutely satisfied that he could not grasp the understanding that his actions would result in his death. I do not believe for a second that he believed that he was going to kill himself. The sheriff’s office is satisfied that this is a horrific accident, we are satisfied that there is not a blame for an individual and we are absolutely satisfied that this is not a case of bullying and the school did nothing wrong," he said.
The sheriff’s office is asking the public to let the family have peace and closure to cope with this difficult time."
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By Shannon Clowe
State Journal.com
Posted: Sep 12, 2016 7:04 PM EDT
Updated: Sep 13, 2016 4:43 PM EDT
"The Raleigh County Sheriff's Department released the following information on September 13, 2016. On Saturday around 2:35pm Deputies with the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department responded Mt. Williams Trailer Park in Soak Creek of a possible deceased body.
When Deputies arrived they located a 9 year old, Jackson Grubb and was declared deceased as a result of his injuries from self infliction. Deputies with the Sheriff's Department stated that it appears as if the boy hung himself.
The body of Jackson Grubb was sent to The State Medical Examiner Office and the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department continued to investigate this case and no foul play is suspected.
"I just need some help, some help, he's gone now. No one can hurt him now," says the Grandmother of Jackson, Betsy Baber.
The family of Jackson Wyatt Grubb can only describe his suicide as shocking. "You don't expect that to happen to a little 9 year old," says Jackson's Brother, Tyler Grubb.
Jackson was just like any other 9 year old boy. "He was always just beep bobbing around, action Jackson," says a family friend, Maranda Cook.
But that boy who was full of energy was often bullied, leaving him to take his own life. His grandmother who had full custody of him will never forget hearing the heartbreaking news. "They come out and told me that he hung himself and just staying here has become unbearable because everything he has is here," says Betsy.
As the family grieves, they work to come together to help others like Jackson. "It breaks my heart that he took his life on this day and it takes a life for people to come together," says Jackson's Uncle, Shane Baber.
Together their goal is to get the message bullying goes beyond just mean words. "I want to get a billboard with his face on it that says, 'stop bullying, it killed me,'" says Betsy.
As Jackson's warm memory lives on, he will always be missed. "A chink of our chain that held us together is now lost," says Shane.
The family is working to raise money for the billboard and to contribute you call Betsy directly at 304-207-1073. Money donated will also go toward Jackson's funeral to give him the service he deserves."
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"JACKSON GRUBB SUICIDE: FAMILY OF 9-YEAR-OLD WEST VIRGINIA BOY SAYS HE WAS BULLIED TO DEATH [VIDEO]
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 By Patricia Ramirez of Inquisitor.com
After months of constant bullying, happy and good-natured Jackson Grubb, a West Virginia third-grader, committed suicide last Saturday. The 9-year-old boy had reportedly been dealing with a serious bullying situation both in and out of school, and despite his family’s best efforts to help him overcome the torment, last weekend Jackson Grubb simply couldn’t take the incessant abuse anymore.
According to the family of Jackson Grubb, his suicide came after an extended period of bullying that the 9-year-old desperately tried to manage, reports NBC 4 New York. Jackson had reportedly always been the quiet, stoic type, a child who did his best to find a smile for everyone and to hold his emotions inside himself and away from the scrutiny of the world. In the weeks leading up to his suicide, the family of Jackson Grubb noticed something was wrong, and they knew that Jackson had been suffering from pervasive bullying at the hands of his classmates. However, they never believed that 9-year-old Jackson would commit suicide.
Jackson Grubb’s grandmother, Betsy Baber, spoke to the media regarding the suicide of her grandson. She said that she desperately tried to get through to the little boy over the last couple of weeks. According to Betsy, Jackson Grubb had used multiple tactics to try to come to terms with his bullies, largely using his sense of humor and even reportedly getting physical with the children who relentlessly tormented him.
Heartrendingly, Jackson Grubb’s grandmother even told the media that her 9-year-old grandson built a clubhouse within the last couple of weeks before his suicide. The child, who family members say had lost his will to fight by that time, simply wanted to convince the other children to play with him rather than pick on him. Despite his best efforts, Jackson Grubb was unsuccessful in his attempts to make friends with his tormentors.
The tragedy of 9-year-old Jackson Grubb’s suicide was discovered by his older sister, reports Inside Edition. Apparently, she, like the rest of Jackson’s family, was aware that he was down in the dumps, and on Saturday, she attempted to lift his spirits by showing him a frog she’d found. When she entered her brother’s bedroom, Jackson’s sister found him dead. Local police are not releasing an official cause of death in the case of the apparent suicide of Jackson Grubb, but authorities have said that the boy was wounded and his injuries were apparently self-inflicted."
∼Jack was a good boy and I took him as my son and he was a wonderful loving giving honest with me always brought me things to hold on to for him told me of things he wanted to do when he was older and also told me of things as whose his friends and who he didn’t care for but the baby I always called him my baby he never liked but what a good son he was and I wished I knew what it was that upset him so!!! There was no argument at the end so something happened outside before he came home and I know more now than before but my God knows the world but most of all than any other I lost a son his siblings lost a good brother and I will grieve until my end because I loved him as my son my baby!!
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Obituary Courtesy Of Calfee Funeral Home in Beckley, West Virginia
"Jackson Wyatt Grubb, 9, of Sophia passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016. He was born January 18, 2007 in Beckley.
Jackson was affectionately known by his family and close friends as “Action Jackson”. He was a student at Sophia Soak Creek Elementary School and played basketball for the Hawks and a member of the Sophia First Baptist Church where he was involved with the Awanas. He loved cats and being outdoors where he liked to fish. He had a passion for building things and was very proud of the clubhouse he built in his backyard.
Survivors include his grandmother, Betsy Baber, who raised him as her own son since he was 2; sisters, Bobbi Jean Grubb and Shalyn Grubb; brother, Tyler Grubb; uncle, Shane Baber and his wife Melissa; cousins, Alexis and Isabella Baber; great grandparents, Kelly and Barbara Dillon; great-great grandmother, Sara Lynn Ward and his biological mother, Diannia Crump and her husband Mickey and numerous other family and close friends.
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Crosspoint Church Of God with Pastors Vondie Cook, II and Sam Bell officiating.
Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit the family 2 hours prior to the service Saturday at the church.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers."
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September 23, 2016
WOATV50 by Ashley Hart
"The Raleigh County Sheriff’s office has said the death of nine year old, Jackson Wyatt Grubb, was not a suicide but an accident.
The sheriff office feels confident in saying that Jackson was not a victim of bullying at school or at home. Rather Jackson was upset over an argument and acted out in which turned into a horrible accident.
The investigation in nearly complete after the medical examination is returned and paperwork is filled out.
Raleigh County Sheriff Tanner believes Jackson did not fully understand the consequences of his actions and there is no one to blame in the situation.
"I am absolutely satisfied that he could not grasp the understanding that his actions would result in his death. I do not believe for a second that he believed that he was going to kill himself. The sheriff’s office is satisfied that this is a horrific accident, we are satisfied that there is not a blame for an individual and we are absolutely satisfied that this is not a case of bullying and the school did nothing wrong," he said.
The sheriff’s office is asking the public to let the family have peace and closure to cope with this difficult time."
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By Shannon Clowe
State Journal.com
Posted: Sep 12, 2016 7:04 PM EDT
Updated: Sep 13, 2016 4:43 PM EDT
"The Raleigh County Sheriff's Department released the following information on September 13, 2016. On Saturday around 2:35pm Deputies with the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department responded Mt. Williams Trailer Park in Soak Creek of a possible deceased body.
When Deputies arrived they located a 9 year old, Jackson Grubb and was declared deceased as a result of his injuries from self infliction. Deputies with the Sheriff's Department stated that it appears as if the boy hung himself.
The body of Jackson Grubb was sent to The State Medical Examiner Office and the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department continued to investigate this case and no foul play is suspected.
"I just need some help, some help, he's gone now. No one can hurt him now," says the Grandmother of Jackson, Betsy Baber.
The family of Jackson Wyatt Grubb can only describe his suicide as shocking. "You don't expect that to happen to a little 9 year old," says Jackson's Brother, Tyler Grubb.
Jackson was just like any other 9 year old boy. "He was always just beep bobbing around, action Jackson," says a family friend, Maranda Cook.
But that boy who was full of energy was often bullied, leaving him to take his own life. His grandmother who had full custody of him will never forget hearing the heartbreaking news. "They come out and told me that he hung himself and just staying here has become unbearable because everything he has is here," says Betsy.
As the family grieves, they work to come together to help others like Jackson. "It breaks my heart that he took his life on this day and it takes a life for people to come together," says Jackson's Uncle, Shane Baber.
Together their goal is to get the message bullying goes beyond just mean words. "I want to get a billboard with his face on it that says, 'stop bullying, it killed me,'" says Betsy.
As Jackson's warm memory lives on, he will always be missed. "A chink of our chain that held us together is now lost," says Shane.
The family is working to raise money for the billboard and to contribute you call Betsy directly at 304-207-1073. Money donated will also go toward Jackson's funeral to give him the service he deserves."
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"JACKSON GRUBB SUICIDE: FAMILY OF 9-YEAR-OLD WEST VIRGINIA BOY SAYS HE WAS BULLIED TO DEATH [VIDEO]
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 By Patricia Ramirez of Inquisitor.com
After months of constant bullying, happy and good-natured Jackson Grubb, a West Virginia third-grader, committed suicide last Saturday. The 9-year-old boy had reportedly been dealing with a serious bullying situation both in and out of school, and despite his family’s best efforts to help him overcome the torment, last weekend Jackson Grubb simply couldn’t take the incessant abuse anymore.
According to the family of Jackson Grubb, his suicide came after an extended period of bullying that the 9-year-old desperately tried to manage, reports NBC 4 New York. Jackson had reportedly always been the quiet, stoic type, a child who did his best to find a smile for everyone and to hold his emotions inside himself and away from the scrutiny of the world. In the weeks leading up to his suicide, the family of Jackson Grubb noticed something was wrong, and they knew that Jackson had been suffering from pervasive bullying at the hands of his classmates. However, they never believed that 9-year-old Jackson would commit suicide.
Jackson Grubb’s grandmother, Betsy Baber, spoke to the media regarding the suicide of her grandson. She said that she desperately tried to get through to the little boy over the last couple of weeks. According to Betsy, Jackson Grubb had used multiple tactics to try to come to terms with his bullies, largely using his sense of humor and even reportedly getting physical with the children who relentlessly tormented him.
Heartrendingly, Jackson Grubb’s grandmother even told the media that her 9-year-old grandson built a clubhouse within the last couple of weeks before his suicide. The child, who family members say had lost his will to fight by that time, simply wanted to convince the other children to play with him rather than pick on him. Despite his best efforts, Jackson Grubb was unsuccessful in his attempts to make friends with his tormentors.
The tragedy of 9-year-old Jackson Grubb’s suicide was discovered by his older sister, reports Inside Edition. Apparently, she, like the rest of Jackson’s family, was aware that he was down in the dumps, and on Saturday, she attempted to lift his spirits by showing him a frog she’d found. When she entered her brother’s bedroom, Jackson’s sister found him dead. Local police are not releasing an official cause of death in the case of the apparent suicide of Jackson Grubb, but authorities have said that the boy was wounded and his injuries were apparently self-inflicted."
∼Jack was a good boy and I took him as my son and he was a wonderful loving giving honest with me always brought me things to hold on to for him told me of things he wanted to do when he was older and also told me of things as whose his friends and who he didn’t care for but the baby I always called him my baby he never liked but what a good son he was and I wished I knew what it was that upset him so!!! There was no argument at the end so something happened outside before he came home and I know more now than before but my God knows the world but most of all than any other I lost a son his siblings lost a good brother and I will grieve until my end because I loved him as my son my baby!!
Third grader Jackson Wyatt Grubb, nine years old, ended his life because he couldn't endure being bullied anymore.
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Obituary Courtesy Of Calfee Funeral Home in Beckley, West Virginia
"Jackson Wyatt Grubb, 9, of Sophia passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016. He was born January 18, 2007 in Beckley.
Jackson was affectionately known by his family and close friends as “Action Jackson”. He was a student at Sophia Soak Creek Elementary School and played basketball for the Hawks and a member of the Sophia First Baptist Church where he was involved with the Awanas. He loved cats and being outdoors where he liked to fish. He had a passion for building things and was very proud of the clubhouse he built in his backyard.
Survivors include his grandmother, Betsy Baber, who raised him as her own son since he was 2; sisters, Bobbi Jean Grubb and Shalyn Grubb; brother, Tyler Grubb; uncle, Shane Baber and his wife Melissa; cousins, Alexis and Isabella Baber; great grandparents, Kelly and Barbara Dillon; great-great grandmother, Sara Lynn Ward and his biological mother, Diannia Crump and her husband Mickey and numerous other family and close friends.
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Crosspoint Church Of God with Pastors Vondie Cook, II and Sam Bell officiating.
Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit the family 2 hours prior to the service Saturday at the church.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers."
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September 23, 2016
WOATV50 by Ashley Hart
"The Raleigh County Sheriff’s office has said the death of nine year old, Jackson Wyatt Grubb, was not a suicide but an accident.
The sheriff office feels confident in saying that Jackson was not a victim of bullying at school or at home. Rather Jackson was upset over an argument and acted out in which turned into a horrible accident.
The investigation in nearly complete after the medical examination is returned and paperwork is filled out.
Raleigh County Sheriff Tanner believes Jackson did not fully understand the consequences of his actions and there is no one to blame in the situation.
"I am absolutely satisfied that he could not grasp the understanding that his actions would result in his death. I do not believe for a second that he believed that he was going to kill himself. The sheriff’s office is satisfied that this is a horrific accident, we are satisfied that there is not a blame for an individual and we are absolutely satisfied that this is not a case of bullying and the school did nothing wrong," he said.
The sheriff’s office is asking the public to let the family have peace and closure to cope with this difficult time."
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By Shannon Clowe
State Journal.com
Posted: Sep 12, 2016 7:04 PM EDT
Updated: Sep 13, 2016 4:43 PM EDT
"The Raleigh County Sheriff's Department released the following information on September 13, 2016. On Saturday around 2:35pm Deputies with the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department responded Mt. Williams Trailer Park in Soak Creek of a possible deceased body.
When Deputies arrived they located a 9 year old, Jackson Grubb and was declared deceased as a result of his injuries from self infliction. Deputies with the Sheriff's Department stated that it appears as if the boy hung himself.
The body of Jackson Grubb was sent to The State Medical Examiner Office and the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department continued to investigate this case and no foul play is suspected.
"I just need some help, some help, he's gone now. No one can hurt him now," says the Grandmother of Jackson, Betsy Baber.
The family of Jackson Wyatt Grubb can only describe his suicide as shocking. "You don't expect that to happen to a little 9 year old," says Jackson's Brother, Tyler Grubb.
Jackson was just like any other 9 year old boy. "He was always just beep bobbing around, action Jackson," says a family friend, Maranda Cook.
But that boy who was full of energy was often bullied, leaving him to take his own life. His grandmother who had full custody of him will never forget hearing the heartbreaking news. "They come out and told me that he hung himself and just staying here has become unbearable because everything he has is here," says Betsy.
As the family grieves, they work to come together to help others like Jackson. "It breaks my heart that he took his life on this day and it takes a life for people to come together," says Jackson's Uncle, Shane Baber.
Together their goal is to get the message bullying goes beyond just mean words. "I want to get a billboard with his face on it that says, 'stop bullying, it killed me,'" says Betsy.
As Jackson's warm memory lives on, he will always be missed. "A chink of our chain that held us together is now lost," says Shane.
The family is working to raise money for the billboard and to contribute you call Betsy directly at 304-207-1073. Money donated will also go toward Jackson's funeral to give him the service he deserves."
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"JACKSON GRUBB SUICIDE: FAMILY OF 9-YEAR-OLD WEST VIRGINIA BOY SAYS HE WAS BULLIED TO DEATH [VIDEO]
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 By Patricia Ramirez of Inquisitor.com
After months of constant bullying, happy and good-natured Jackson Grubb, a West Virginia third-grader, committed suicide last Saturday. The 9-year-old boy had reportedly been dealing with a serious bullying situation both in and out of school, and despite his family’s best efforts to help him overcome the torment, last weekend Jackson Grubb simply couldn’t take the incessant abuse anymore.
According to the family of Jackson Grubb, his suicide came after an extended period of bullying that the 9-year-old desperately tried to manage, reports NBC 4 New York. Jackson had reportedly always been the quiet, stoic type, a child who did his best to find a smile for everyone and to hold his emotions inside himself and away from the scrutiny of the world. In the weeks leading up to his suicide, the family of Jackson Grubb noticed something was wrong, and they knew that Jackson had been suffering from pervasive bullying at the hands of his classmates. However, they never believed that 9-year-old Jackson would commit suicide.
Jackson Grubb’s grandmother, Betsy Baber, spoke to the media regarding the suicide of her grandson. She said that she desperately tried to get through to the little boy over the last couple of weeks. According to Betsy, Jackson Grubb had used multiple tactics to try to come to terms with his bullies, largely using his sense of humor and even reportedly getting physical with the children who relentlessly tormented him.
Heartrendingly, Jackson Grubb’s grandmother even told the media that her 9-year-old grandson built a clubhouse within the last couple of weeks before his suicide. The child, who family members say had lost his will to fight by that time, simply wanted to convince the other children to play with him rather than pick on him. Despite his best efforts, Jackson Grubb was unsuccessful in his attempts to make friends with his tormentors.
The tragedy of 9-year-old Jackson Grubb’s suicide was discovered by his older sister, reports Inside Edition. Apparently, she, like the rest of Jackson’s family, was aware that he was down in the dumps, and on Saturday, she attempted to lift his spirits by showing him a frog she’d found. When she entered her brother’s bedroom, Jackson’s sister found him dead. Local police are not releasing an official cause of death in the case of the apparent suicide of Jackson Grubb, but authorities have said that the boy was wounded and his injuries were apparently self-inflicted."
∼Jack was a good boy and I took him as my son and he was a wonderful loving giving honest with me always brought me things to hold on to for him told me of things he wanted to do when he was older and also told me of things as whose his friends and who he didn’t care for but the baby I always called him my baby he never liked but what a good son he was and I wished I knew what it was that upset him so!!! There was no argument at the end so something happened outside before he came home and I know more now than before but my God knows the world but most of all than any other I lost a son his siblings lost a good brother and I will grieve until my end because I loved him as my son my baby!!
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Obituary Courtesy Of Calfee Funeral Home in Beckley, West Virginia
"Jackson Wyatt Grubb, 9, of Sophia passed away Saturday, September 10, 2016. He was born January 18, 2007 in Beckley.
Jackson was affectionately known by his family and close friends as “Action Jackson”. He was a student at Sophia Soak Creek Elementary School and played basketball for the Hawks and a member of the Sophia First Baptist Church where he was involved with the Awanas. He loved cats and being outdoors where he liked to fish. He had a passion for building things and was very proud of the clubhouse he built in his backyard.
Survivors include his grandmother, Betsy Baber, who raised him as her own son since he was 2; sisters, Bobbi Jean Grubb and Shalyn Grubb; brother, Tyler Grubb; uncle, Shane Baber and his wife Melissa; cousins, Alexis and Isabella Baber; great grandparents, Kelly and Barbara Dillon; great-great grandmother, Sara Lynn Ward and his biological mother, Diannia Crump and her husband Mickey and numerous other family and close friends.
Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 17, 2016 at Crosspoint Church Of God with Pastors Vondie Cook, II and Sam Bell officiating.
Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit the family 2 hours prior to the service Saturday at the church.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers."
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September 23, 2016
WOATV50 by Ashley Hart
"The Raleigh County Sheriff’s office has said the death of nine year old, Jackson Wyatt Grubb, was not a suicide but an accident.
The sheriff office feels confident in saying that Jackson was not a victim of bullying at school or at home. Rather Jackson was upset over an argument and acted out in which turned into a horrible accident.
The investigation in nearly complete after the medical examination is returned and paperwork is filled out.
Raleigh County Sheriff Tanner believes Jackson did not fully understand the consequences of his actions and there is no one to blame in the situation.
"I am absolutely satisfied that he could not grasp the understanding that his actions would result in his death. I do not believe for a second that he believed that he was going to kill himself. The sheriff’s office is satisfied that this is a horrific accident, we are satisfied that there is not a blame for an individual and we are absolutely satisfied that this is not a case of bullying and the school did nothing wrong," he said.
The sheriff’s office is asking the public to let the family have peace and closure to cope with this difficult time."
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By Shannon Clowe
State Journal.com
Posted: Sep 12, 2016 7:04 PM EDT
Updated: Sep 13, 2016 4:43 PM EDT
"The Raleigh County Sheriff's Department released the following information on September 13, 2016. On Saturday around 2:35pm Deputies with the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department responded Mt. Williams Trailer Park in Soak Creek of a possible deceased body.
When Deputies arrived they located a 9 year old, Jackson Grubb and was declared deceased as a result of his injuries from self infliction. Deputies with the Sheriff's Department stated that it appears as if the boy hung himself.
The body of Jackson Grubb was sent to The State Medical Examiner Office and the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department continued to investigate this case and no foul play is suspected.
"I just need some help, some help, he's gone now. No one can hurt him now," says the Grandmother of Jackson, Betsy Baber.
The family of Jackson Wyatt Grubb can only describe his suicide as shocking. "You don't expect that to happen to a little 9 year old," says Jackson's Brother, Tyler Grubb.
Jackson was just like any other 9 year old boy. "He was always just beep bobbing around, action Jackson," says a family friend, Maranda Cook.
But that boy who was full of energy was often bullied, leaving him to take his own life. His grandmother who had full custody of him will never forget hearing the heartbreaking news. "They come out and told me that he hung himself and just staying here has become unbearable because everything he has is here," says Betsy.
As the family grieves, they work to come together to help others like Jackson. "It breaks my heart that he took his life on this day and it takes a life for people to come together," says Jackson's Uncle, Shane Baber.
Together their goal is to get the message bullying goes beyond just mean words. "I want to get a billboard with his face on it that says, 'stop bullying, it killed me,'" says Betsy.
As Jackson's warm memory lives on, he will always be missed. "A chink of our chain that held us together is now lost," says Shane.
The family is working to raise money for the billboard and to contribute you call Betsy directly at 304-207-1073. Money donated will also go toward Jackson's funeral to give him the service he deserves."
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"JACKSON GRUBB SUICIDE: FAMILY OF 9-YEAR-OLD WEST VIRGINIA BOY SAYS HE WAS BULLIED TO DEATH [VIDEO]
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 By Patricia Ramirez of Inquisitor.com
After months of constant bullying, happy and good-natured Jackson Grubb, a West Virginia third-grader, committed suicide last Saturday. The 9-year-old boy had reportedly been dealing with a serious bullying situation both in and out of school, and despite his family’s best efforts to help him overcome the torment, last weekend Jackson Grubb simply couldn’t take the incessant abuse anymore.
According to the family of Jackson Grubb, his suicide came after an extended period of bullying that the 9-year-old desperately tried to manage, reports NBC 4 New York. Jackson had reportedly always been the quiet, stoic type, a child who did his best to find a smile for everyone and to hold his emotions inside himself and away from the scrutiny of the world. In the weeks leading up to his suicide, the family of Jackson Grubb noticed something was wrong, and they knew that Jackson had been suffering from pervasive bullying at the hands of his classmates. However, they never believed that 9-year-old Jackson would commit suicide.
Jackson Grubb’s grandmother, Betsy Baber, spoke to the media regarding the suicide of her grandson. She said that she desperately tried to get through to the little boy over the last couple of weeks. According to Betsy, Jackson Grubb had used multiple tactics to try to come to terms with his bullies, largely using his sense of humor and even reportedly getting physical with the children who relentlessly tormented him.
Heartrendingly, Jackson Grubb’s grandmother even told the media that her 9-year-old grandson built a clubhouse within the last couple of weeks before his suicide. The child, who family members say had lost his will to fight by that time, simply wanted to convince the other children to play with him rather than pick on him. Despite his best efforts, Jackson Grubb was unsuccessful in his attempts to make friends with his tormentors.
The tragedy of 9-year-old Jackson Grubb’s suicide was discovered by his older sister, reports Inside Edition. Apparently, she, like the rest of Jackson’s family, was aware that he was down in the dumps, and on Saturday, she attempted to lift his spirits by showing him a frog she’d found. When she entered her brother’s bedroom, Jackson’s sister found him dead. Local police are not releasing an official cause of death in the case of the apparent suicide of Jackson Grubb, but authorities have said that the boy was wounded and his injuries were apparently self-inflicted."
∼Jack was a good boy and I took him as my son and he was a wonderful loving giving honest with me always brought me things to hold on to for him told me of things he wanted to do when he was older and also told me of things as whose his friends and who he didn’t care for but the baby I always called him my baby he never liked but what a good son he was and I wished I knew what it was that upset him so!!! There was no argument at the end so something happened outside before he came home and I know more now than before but my God knows the world but most of all than any other I lost a son his siblings lost a good brother and I will grieve until my end because I loved him as my son my baby!!
