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Tripp Halstead's Memorial Will Be Sunday, Obituary

Tripp Halstead's memorial service will be held Sunday at 7 p.m. at Jefferson Civic Center​.

JEFFERSON, GA — Tripp Halstead's memorial service will be held Sunday at 7 p.m. at Jefferson Civic Center, according to the obituary. The 7-year-old who died Thursday from a traumatic brain injury from five years ago. The Civic Center is located at 65 Kissam Street in Jefferson. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m.

Here is Tripp's obituary from Evans Funeral Home:

Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Tripp Hughes Halstead, age 7 of Jefferson, Georgia who entered into rest Thursday, March 15, 2018. Tripp was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia the son of William Halstead, Jr. and Stacy Hughes Halstead of Jefferson, Georgia. Tripp was one of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, a well loved little boy and a founding member of “Team Boom.”

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Survivors in addition to his parents are maternal grandparents, Larry “BoBo” and Connie “MiMi” Hughes of Jefferson, paternal grandparents, Gary “PaPa” and Diane “NaNa” Taylor of Black Mountain, North Carolina. Grandfather, William Halstead of Zephyrhills, Florida, Great grandmothers, Rynn Hughes of Murphy, North Carolina, and Noreen Humberstone of Weedsport, New York. Great grandfather, Arthur Halstead of Zephyrhills, Florida. Beloved aunts, uncles and cousins also survive.

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Memorial services will be held 7 p.m. Sunday, March 18, 2018 in the Jefferson Civic Center, 65 Kissam Street, Jefferson, Georgia with Mr. David Silver officiating. The family will receive friends, 3 – 7 p.m. at the Jefferson Civic Center, 65 Kissam Street, Jefferson, Georgia prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of choice in Tripp’s name.

Evans Funeral Home, Inc., 1350 Winder Highway, Jefferson, Georgia. 706-367-5467.

Online condolences at www.evansfuneralhomeinc.com.

"We love you Trippadoo and you will never realize the impact you made on our lives," Tripp's mom, Stacey Halstead, posted on Facebook Thursday.

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