Arrangements are being handled by Donald Jordan Memorial Chapel, Dayton.
Last Tuesday evening, Jones apparently drowned while swimming without a life jacket at the Land of Illusion Aqua Adventure Park in Madison Twp. Her mother, Erica Richardson, is an aide for special needs students in the Middletown Middle School, a district official said.
Several Middletown businesses are donating their services to assist the family during the wake that begins at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Mica Glaser Jones, owner of Windamere Event Venue, 2 S Main St., is opening her space for free to hold the wake.
Naiyozcsia King, owner of Mz Jade’s Soul Food, is preparing the entrees; Ami Vitori, owner of Gracie’s Restaurant, is cooking appetizers; Christina Sampson, a local baker, is bringing desserts; and other women business owners are assisting.
Besides her mother, Mykiara is survived by her father, Michael Jones; brother Javian Gibson; grandparents, aunts, uncles and numerous other relatives.
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