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Timbo the Redneck's girlfriend, Kori Williams, has dedicated a series of touching tributes to the TikTok star, following his death on Saturday at the age of 18.
Rising social media star Timbo, real name Timothy Hall, passed away after getting into a crash while performing car stunts in a friend's yard, his brother-in-law, Tony, revealed on Sunday.
And Williams, who has appeared in Timbo's social media videos in the past, shared a stream of Instagram posts dedicated to her late partner as she looked back on their time together.
Captioning a three-minute video of the couple together in happier times, Williams wrote: "To the love of my life... To the best two years of my life to the man that loved me with everything in him to the late night phone calls and back scratches to all the play fights and competitions on who loved each other more...
"[T]o all the conversations about are future and kids to the one who helped me with my depression and anxiety to the man who made me feel on top of the world and like the only girl in the world from all the goofing around to movie days and food runs and all the laughter and jokes...
"[H]e meant everything to me he was my other half I can truly say I've been loved by the man of the name Timothy Isaiah Hall who I couldn't wait to spend the rest of my life with I love you dearly Timothy I wish you were still here it's been so hard without you here I need to be back in your arms again thank you for all the memories."
In other posts, Williams referred to Timbo—who graduated from Jennings First Christian School in Hamilton County, Florida, in May—as her "future husband" and her "forever and always" as she posted a collection of clips and images.
On June 8, the couple celebrated two years together, with Williams sharing an Instagram post that read: "I can't believe it's already been two years with you. Thank you for all the good memories we have shared together.
"It feels like we've been dating longer, but I'm very thankful to have you. I love you babe, Happy Anniversary ❤️."
According to his obituary, Timbo held ambitions of becoming a welder, though it was added that "his true happiness and inspiration came from his videos and everyone around him.
"Timothy loved outdoor activities such as fishing with his father and brother, and swimming at the nearest lake or river with his closest friends. He hoped to father amazing children and be married to the girl of his dreams."
Timbo's mother, Tessie Hires, took to her son's TikTok account over the weekend to announce: "He won't be making anymore videos, no more videos at all. My son was in a bad accident yesterday and didn't make it.
"I wanna thank everybody for all the fans that he had. He loved TikTok and just believed in all the fans and everybody that supported him. It meant a lot to him. Sometimes he wouldn't listen to me. he'd say, 'I gotta do this TikTok.'"
"My heart is just so broken," she said as she fought back tears, before sharing a GoFundme link to raise funds for his funeral, which is set to take place on Friday. Donations stopped being accepted on the page once $9,447 was raised.
Timbo's brother-in-law, Tony, who appeared in several videos with the TikTok star, shared further details on the circumstances surrounding his death in a video posted on Timbo's new YouTube channel.
"He passed away this Saturday in a truck crash with his girlfriend, Kori, out in the front yard of his friend Jay's house," Tony explained. "He was doing donuts in the front yard in JD's house.
"He was doing donuts with his girlfriend, and the truck just flipped over and he flew out the driver's side window and the truck landed on top of him."
A visibly distraught Tony went on: "I'm just making this video because we made so many videos together and he used to talk to me all the time about how much you guys and his fans meant to him.
"I just want everybody to know that Timbo, or Timothy—whatever you wanna call him—he truly appreciated and loved his fans and he loved his friends.
"He was a small town boy from Jennings, Florida. He started getting on TikTok and started posting all these videos and you guys were commenting and... going on FaceTime with him. He appreciated you guys so much more than you know."
Timbo, whose TikTok follower count stands at more than 225,000, was regularly seen in videos driving his pick-up truck, in which he enjoyed off-roading.
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