16 and Pregnant star Whitney Purvis 'missed son's funeral after showing up late when service had started'
Whitney welcomed Weston Jr. with her then-boyfriend Weston Gosa during season one of the MTV reality show, amid an on-off relationship during which they also brought their younger son River, 11, into the world.
Earlier this month, Whitney shatteringly announced on Facebook: 'This is so hard to write. My beautiful son, Weston has passed away. He was only 16 years old. Life is so cruel and unfair. I just don't understand.'
The boy's stepmother Amy Gosa shared on Facebook that day that 'we got up this morning around 7 am and tried to wake him up, he was not breathing,' noting he 'had several health issues as well as diabetes.' Weston Sr. has since revealed the death certificate says his son died of natural causes.
Now a source in Whitney's camp has claimed she was refused entry to her son's funeral because Weston Sr. told her the service began at 4pm, only for her to arrive and be told the event had actually started at 2pm and she was not on the guest list.
Weston Sr. disputes her version of events, insisting he told Whitney the viewing was at 2pm and the service would begin promptly at 4pm, but that she turned up after 4:15pm, at which point the chapel doors were locked, according to TMZ.
The source in Whitney's camp said that when she arrived at the chapel in Georgia on Saturday she was told the service had already started at 2pm, and alleged further that her whole side of the family was refused entry to the event.
Weston Sr., however, claimed he expressly informed Whitney and all other invited guests that the funeral would start at 4pm sharp after the viewing at 2pm.
According to him, he called Whitney and invited her to the service a week in advance, while warning her the event would have a strictly controlled guest list.
Weston Sr. asserted that a number of Whitney's family members arrived at 3pm and were able to attend the funeral, such as her mother, aunt and uncle.
He claimed Whitney showed up past 4:15pm and was consequently confronted with locked chapel doors and the funeral director telling her the service was underway so she could not go in, to which she responded angrily.
At around 5:10pm, Weston Sr. alleged, Whitney began texting him that he was 'evil' for barring her from her their son's memorial service.
As per his version of events, she claimed over text that she was not on the guest list and he replied with a picture indicating that she was.
Weston Sr. says that, on compassionate grounds, he and Amy have purchased a separate urn for some of Weston Jr.'s ashes that Whitney can keep.
'This is so hard to write. My beautiful son, Weston has passed away. He was only 16 years old. Life is so cruel and unfair. I just don't understand,' she said
When news of Weston Jr.'s death broke earlier this month, his stepmother Amy Gosa wrote on Facebook: 'We do not know the cause, they will do an autopsy soon but all we know is we got up this morning around 7 am and tried to wake him up, he was not breathing, we attempted cpr and called an ambulance.'
She added that the paramedics also attempted CPR, 'and took him to the hospital in Gordon County where he was pronounced dead. He had several health issues as well as diabetes.'
In her post announcing her son's death, Whitney wrote: 'Oh my baby is gone and I don't know what to do with myself. He was so perfect. This is really my worst nightmare come true.
'How do you go on in life after losing a child? I'm in disbelief, this cannot be happening. I don't want it to be real. I would do anything just to hold him. Words just can't describe the pain I am feeling,' she added.
'I love you so much, Weston Owen Gosa. God, I love you so much. You are my heart. I was so proud of the young man you were becoming. I just can't go on without you. Rest in Peace, my angel. You are gone too soon. April 2, 2009 - June 2, 2025,' she concluded.
Weston Sr. wrote in his own tribute: 'You'll forever be my lil boy. I'll live the rest of my days with you in my heart. God I wish this was all just a bad dream. You're free now from all the complications you had to deal with for the last 6 years or so. Fly high baby boy, daddy loves you more than you could have ever known.'
Amy Gosa's post said: 'We are completely heartbroken and in shock. It was so unexpected.'
She added: 'Losing a child is the most painful thing I have ever experienced and I hope I never experience it again,' she added.
Amy continued: 'He was the most amazing son I could have asked for. He was brilliant, smart, funny and had so much potential in life. It doesn't feel real.'
She concluded: 'Please keep our family and Whitney in your thoughts and prayers as we mourn such a brilliant amazing life that was our son. Thank you.'
Whitney added in another post, 'Rest in Peace, my baby Weston. I love you forever, precious. I'll never understand why life has to be so cruel. You'll always be my baby.'
'How do you go on in life after losing a child? I'm in disbelief, this cannot be happening. I don't want it to be real. I would do anything just to hold him. Words just can't describe the pain I am feeling,' she added
Weston was born during the first season of MTV's 16 and Pregnant, to Whitney's boyfriend at the time, Weston Lewis Gosa.
While the show ultimately spawned MTV's Teen Mom franchise, Whitney was one of just two moms not picked to appear in that show, along with Ebony Jackson.
Weston Owen Gosa Jr. was born April 2, 2009, with Whitney giving birth to their second son River in 2014, just before they split up again.
Whitney ultimately lost custody of both sons to Weston Sr., and she was arrested last year for failing to make child support payments.
Weston Sr. has been arrested multiple times as well for driving on a suspended license, while both Whitney and Weston Sr. were arrested for smashing electronics in 2012.
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