A mother and stepson were killed in the tornadoes that tore through Jefferson Davis County on March 15. Mary Suzette Tolbird, 56, and Ryan Joseph Tolbird, 36, were both killed with a tornado struck their home on Storey-Parkman Road in Greens Creek.

According to Jefferson Davis County Coroner Dedra Johnson, Suzette died while en route to the hospital. Ryan was found later and is believed to have died instantly.

Suzette moved to Jefferson Davis County just days prior to her death. She previously lived in Southwest Louisiana where she worked for the Lake Charles Memorial Health System.  She served as a flight nurse, NICU nurse and worked in the emergency room. Most recently, she worked as a nurse practitioner at Moss Memorial Health Clinic until March 7, when she moved to Greens Creek.

Ryan worked as a sales associate in the home improvement industry and had a passion for technology and gaming.

Randy Tolbird, Suzette’s husband and Ryan’s father, was injured in the tornado, but is expected to recover.

A Celebration of Life service for Ryan will be held in Atoka, Tennessee at a later date.

Arrangements have not been announced for Suzette.

Five other people were killed in the area during Saturday’s storms. One person was killed in Covington County, and four people were killed in Walthall County. The Walthall County coroner identified the victims as Wilford Robinson Sr., 90; Jeffrey Irvin, 42; Gabrielle Pierre, 34 and Carter Young, 7.