LOADV Loved Ones Against Domestic Violence

Macon, Georgia · In memory of La’Smockie Fountain

We remember her. We stand up for those still here.

After La’Smockie Fountain lost her life to domestic violence in 2015, her family turned their grief into a mission: helping others recognize abuse and get out before it’s too late.

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Walkers in purple shirts head down a tree-lined road during the memorial walk

You are not alone.

Free, confidential, 24/7. In immediate danger? Call 911.

National Domestic Violence Hotline

1-800-799-7233

Text START to 88788 · thehotline.org

Teens & young adults · love is respect

1-866-331-9474

Text LOVEIS to 22522 · loveisrespect.org

Memorial banner for LaSmockie Octavia Fountain, April 4, 1985 to May 23, 2015, with her photo

In loving memory

La’Smockie Fountain

April 4, 1985 – May 23, 2015

A loving mother and, in her family’s words, the life of the party: a people-person with a bright smile who loved to dance.

“She was such a lovely person, very beautiful, a great mother, and she absolutely loved to dance.”

Dr. Sharon Stafford

Dr. Sharon Stafford, La’Smockie’s aunt and LOADV founder

Why we started

From grief to a mission

After losing her niece La’Smockie in 2015, Dr. Sharon Stafford founded Loved Ones Against Domestic Violence so that other families would recognize abuse and get out before it’s too late.

[Dr. Stafford’s story in her own words: what La’Smockie meant to her, why she started LOADV, and her hope for every family.]

Dr. Sharon Stafford Founder, Loved Ones Against Domestic Violence
Dr. Sharon Stafford, founder of LOADV

Every October, we wear purple

Domestic Violence Awareness Month is when our community comes together to honor La’Smockie and stand with every family affected by abuse.

Supporters stand behind a Purple Light Day banner honoring LaSmockie Fountain

Every October 26

Purple Light Day

Switch your porch light or a window bulb to purple to stand with domestic violence survivors and honor La’Smockie.

A Voice for La’Smockie memorial walk flyer: Saturday, October 31, 2026, 11 AM, 3565 Case Street, Macon. Wear purple.

Macon · [2027 date]

Annual Memorial Walk

Thank you to everyone who walked in the 11th Annual Domestic Violence Awareness Memorial Walk on October 31, 2026. Join us for the 12th.

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Photos from the 11th annual walk

Walkers in purple release purple balloons into the sky near a church steeple
Walkers in purple shirts head down a tree-lined road with a sheriff’s escort Family, community leaders and supporters hold hands in prayer before the walk A speaker in a La’Smockie memorial shirt addresses the crowd A family member in a memorial shirt reads remarks beside purple balloons A speaker holds a microphone in front of purple balloons A speaker in a memorial shirt shares remarks as musicians play Two My Sisters Global Alliance members smile at the walk, one holding a purple balloon Two Bibb County sheriff’s deputies who escorted the walk Family and supporters in purple shirts gather in front of La’Smockie’s memorial banner

Love shouldn’t feel like this

Control

Telling you what to wear, who to talk to, or making you choose between them and your family and friends.

Monitoring

Checking your phone, demanding passwords, or tracking your location.

Fear

Feeling scared to say no, to disagree, or to be yourself.

Worried about a friend? Listen, believe her, share a hotline, and keep checking in.

Walking together

My Sisters Global Alliance has walked alongside LOADV for four years in La’Smockie’s memory.

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