Georgia boy, 11, is forced to stand next to railroad tracks with heartbreakingly humiliating sign after his mother’s sudden death
An 11-year-old boy from Georgia held up a moving banner to raise money for his mother’s funeral.
Shannon Mount, 45, went into cardiac arrest on July 8 and was placed on life support until she died on July 18, the WSBTV.
Her 11-year-old son Kayden Ely had to stand along the railroad tracks in their small town of Lindale for two days to raise money for her funeral.
Wearing a black T-shirt, green shorts and white flip-flops, the teenager held a sign that read: “Please help bury my mommy!”
āShannon had no life insurance, she has an 11-year-old son who is going without the only thing he has ever known,ā said one GoFundMe page created in her honor.
Kayden Ely (left), 11, was forced to stand along the railroad tracks in Lindale for two days to raise money for his mother’s funeral
Shannon Mount (pictured), 45, went into cardiac arrest on July 8 and was placed on a ventilator until she died on July 18
Mount’s friend, Billy Upton, performed CPR until paramedics arrived and were able to shock her back to life. She remained on life support until she coded a week later.
Her friends and family are working to raise money to cover her funeral expenses, selling hot dogs and drinks on the side of the road and placing pots around town to collect donations.
Journalist Kaitlyn Ross with 11Alive reported that someone had donated a grave and that people had called the funeral home to cover all her costs.
Their GoFundMe page has raised $12,880, surpassing their goal of $7,100. They say any remaining funds will go toward Kayden’s future needs.
Mount was described as a loving woman who cared deeply for her friends, family and strangers.
Her son Kayden (pictured) sold hot dogs and drinks on the side of the road and set up pots around town to collect donations
Mount’s friends and family are raising money to cover her funeral expenses
‘She never met a stranger and tried to help everyone she could, even when she wandered, never really settling down. A wanderer by nature, she felt at home everywhere and nowhere,’ her obituary said.
“Shannon was a straight shooter. She didn’t sugarcoat anything and was always ready to call you out when you needed it. She loved her children dearly, even when life got messy.
‘She wouldn’t want anyone to dress her life up to be something it wasn’t. She was raw, real and unashamed.
“She wasn’t a perfect mother or a homemaker, but she tried her best. Shannon was a wanderer, a soul who was always searching, and she lived her truth, no matter how rough the edges were.”
Mount’s funeral is scheduled for July 27 in the chapel of Good Shepherd Funeral Home.