WALNUT RIDGE, AR (KAIT) - The Walnut Ridge community celebrated the life of 14-year-old Sidney Randall who went missing on March 9 and was found on May 18 in the Black River.

Family and friends filled the Walnut Ridge High School gym. Even people in the community who did not know Randall joined to pay their respects to the family.

"My daughter was one of Sidney's friends, and she'd been missing for so long. I just felt today these kids could come together and get some closure," said parent Tina Dunlap. "All these kids are having a hard time, and I just hope that it helps them get past it."

Walnut Ridge High School junior Anna Bland said she will remember Sidney as the sweet girl who was always smiling.

"Sidney was on the flag line, I play the alto sax in band," Bland said. "I didn't know her well, but the few times I did talk to her she was always really sweet. So, I just wanted to pay my respects."

HELENA-WEST HELENA, AR- (WMC-TV) - A Mid-South community grieves the loss of a seven-year-old girl who was hit a killed by a truck while riding her bike.

Neighbor Rosie Donald lives down the street from where it happened in a Helena-West Helena community.

"It was real bad. Tragedy, real bad," she said.

Balloons and a stuffed bear mark a spot Mykayla Hawkins was hit.

Police said the driver of the truck, Arthur English, in his late 70s called 911. He is an amputee and a diabetic on medications and probably should not have been driving.

He was charged with negligent homicide and inattentive driving.

Mykayla's grandmother is her guardian. Relatives said she is too upset to talk. They also said her grandmother feels guilty because she let Mykayla ride her bike.

The death of a child hit the community hard.