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Funeral Arrangements for Teen Drowning Victims

Funeral plans have been finalized for two teenage boys who drowned in Memphis City pools, the first day they opened.

15 year-old Demavius Bailey drowned Saturday, May 31, 2008 at the Westwood Community Center pool in Westwood.

Visitation will be held Saturday, June 7 from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. His funeral will be held Saturday, June 7 at 2:00 p.m. at Mt. Erie Baptist Church, 1332 Sardis Street in Memphis.

J.E. Herndon Funeral Home is handling the funeral arrangements.

13 year-old Cameron Hogg drowned Saturday, May 31, 2008 at the Pine Hill Community Center pool in South Memphis.

Visitation will be held Friday, June 6 from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. and the funeral is scheduled for Saturday, June 7 at 2:30 p.m. - both at N.J. Ford and Sons Funeral Home, 12 South Parkway West, in Memphis.

Below is the original story posted after the boys drowned:

MEMPHIS, TN – The City of Memphis has closed all public pools following the drowning of two teenagers over the weekend.

The two drowned in separate incidents on Saturday, May 31, 2008.

The first incident happened shortly after noon at the Pine Hill Community Center in South Memphis.  A 14 year-old boy was the drowning victim in that case.  One of his classmates, Porsha Holmes, said she got a phone call about her friend.

“Somebody called me and said it was some boys up here taking a bet by jumping in the pool, so he had jumped in the pool.  I guess he had drowned after that,” said Holmes.

The second incident happened at the around 3:00 p.m., Saturday, at the Westwood Community Center pool, in Westwood.  A Memphis Fire Department spokesperson says a 15 year-old boy was sent to the hospital in critical condition after lifeguards tried to revive the teen.  In both cases the teens were pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospitals, according to police.

Detric Stigall, administrator for Memphis Parks Services, said at least five licensed lifeguards were on duty at the time of the drownings.

There is no word on when the pools will reopen.

Those who knew Demavius or Cameron are welcome to post their condolences here, as well as share happy memories of the boys. It's your turn to Speak Up! Memphis.

Published Wednesday, June 04, 2008 3:06 PM by APhillips

Comments

 

asiasdreams05 said:

I would like to comment about the summer pools being closed. I feel that they should do the investigation and see what happened. If our children aren't safe at a city pool, where can they be safe? I would also like to ask this "How long do they plan to keep them closed?" Since the closing of the pools we have been constantly hearing that children are getting killed. They have nothing to do, they sit under adults. What recreational fun is there for them? It is to hott for them to be outside. What is the back up plan for the pools if they don't open? What are they going to do for the rest of the summer?Let's just answer some of these questions for our youth! I feel that the person who can figure this out is my favorite reporter Jeni.
June 14, 2008 12:48 PM
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