Poetic Obituaries: Jevonn [Lawson] was a well-liked eighth-grader

at Blythewood Middle School, officials said.

"The ones who knew her all expressed a lot of sadness," Richland 2 psychologist Shirley Vickerysaid. "They'll miss her."

Chantel, a 10th-grader at Ridge View High School, was described by Principal Marty Martin as smart and cheerful.

"She had this loving disposition about her--always smiling even when things were tough, always trying to cheer people up, always exchanging pleasantries."

Chantel played volleyball while Jevonn wrote poetry, family members said.

from The State: Drowned sisters died holding hands

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