Shain, uncle David Gandee and a third man were found dead April 1 inside a sport-utility vehicle that was partially submerged in a mud pit near Shain's home in Sissonville. Autopsies determined all three died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Police say the muffler was below the surface and that mud covered the passenger side. Their deaths have been ruled accidental. MTV has suspended production on the second season of "Buckwild," which followed the antics of a group of young friends enjoying their wild country lifestyle.
That could have allowed the invisible gas to fill the vehicle's cabin. For all his on-camera carousing and cussing, Gandee was a publicly proclaimed and baptized Christian, and his mother told hundreds of mourners on Sunday that she will see him again. Dressed in a hot-pink 'Gandee Candy' T-shirt and jeans, she spoke only a few words but bellowed out an unaccompanied hymn, her voice echoing through the auditorium in prayer for their reunion. The Rev. Randy Campbell told the many young people in the crowd he understands that life bombards them with difficult choices.
But he urged them to follow Shain Gandee's lead and embrace their faith now, while they are energetic and engaged. Cameras were not allowed at the funeral or private family burial in Thaxton Cemetery. At the service snapshots of the year-old before his 15 minutes of televised fame were set to country music: as a uniformed pee wee football player, in a tuxedo for prom, graduating from high school, kissing a bride and holding babies.
Fans: A hearse leaves after the joint funeral for Shain Gandee and his uncle. The pair and friend Donald Robert Myers, 27, were found dead in a sport utility vehicle that was partially submerged in a deep mud pit. In some, he wore hunting camouflage, holding a slain buck by its antlers and displaying a batch of gray squirrels. Gandee favored four-wheelers, pickups and SUVs over cell phones and computers, and 'mudding,' or off-road driving, was one of his favorite pastimes.
It was no coincidence that some mourners arrived at the Charleston Municipal Auditorium in mud-splattered trucks. Dreama and Charlie Frampton, who live a few doors down from Gandee, said he had been playing in the mud since he was 5.
Ricky Sater, 23, said his friend would have loved the sea of camo that filled the auditorium. Fun-loving: Gandee favored four-wheelers, pickups and SUVs over cell phones and computers, and 'mudding,' or off-road driving, was one of his favorite pastimes. Sater has known Gandee since middle school and last saw him a week ago, when he came over to borrow a pin for a trailer hitch. But she wasn't,' he said, swallowing hard.
Shooting was under way on season two at the time of Gandee's death, but MTV spokesman Jake Urbanski said film crews were not with him over Easter weekend and hadn't filmed him since earlier that week. MTV says it will be at least a few weeks before producers and cast members decide whether to continue. For now, the network said, everyone is focused on supporting Gandee's friends and family.
Shock: Friends and neighbors walked up the gravel road leading to Shain Gandee's home in Sissonville, West Virginia after hearing of his death on April 1.
Burdette has watched every episode and wants to see more. Give them time to mourn and everything, but he'd want the show to go on,' she said. MTV said the half-hour series in the old Jersey Shore time slot was pulling in an average of 3 million viewers per episode since its premiere and was the No.
Others, like his neighbors the Framptons, say the show just won't be the same. But he won't object if MTV and the cast choose to continue. Shain was a client of Parallel Entertainment and previously worked for the city of South Charleston, Foodland and Thaxton Construction. He will be sadly missed but never forgotten by his dad, Dale Gandee ; mom, Loretta Gandee ; sister, Shalena Callahan ; niece, Charity Callahan ; two grandmas, Bessie Thaxton Gandee and Joan Shafer ; many aunts, uncles and cousins; and, most of all, his girlfriend and the love of his life, Kansas Whiting.
Funeral service will be 2 p. Walter Means and the Rev. Randy Campbell officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 11 a. Everyone is encouraged to wear camo. The family will accept memorial online condolences at cpjfuneralhome.
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