GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- It was an emotional memorial at a church where family, friends and even strangers gathered to remember the seven people killed in a fiery crash on Interstate 75.
A large passenger van from a United Pentecostal Church in Marksville, Louisiana, was carrying a total of nine kids and three adults to Walt Disney World. Those adults survived.
Five children, including the church pastor's granddaughter, did not.
The Pentecostals of Gainesville held a night of “Hope & Healing” for the victims and their families Sunday.
The children killed were Joel Cloud, 14; Jeremiah Warren, 14; Cierra Bordelan, 9; Cara Descant, 13; and Briana Descant, 10.
The driver of the van, Amy Joffiron, 30, of Marksville, La., remains in serious condition, as do passengers Karen Descant, 50, an 11-year-old boy, a 9-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy.
The two adults who were killed in the crash were semi drivers Steve Holland, 59, of West Palm Beach and Douglas Bolkema, 49, of Albuquerque, N.M.
A driver of another vehicle, 41-year-old Robyn Rattray, 41, of Gainesville, is also in serious condition.
The families of the crash victims have yet to announce funeral arrangements.
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