Middletown business steps in to help with Mykiara Jones’ funeral

As her family continues to grieve, the owner of local businesses in Middletown have stepped in to help the community remember 14-year-old Mykiara Jones, who died earlier in July after disappearing under the water at Land of Illusion’s Aqua Adventures Water Park.

The owner of Windamere Event Venue in Middletown is organizing a repast, open to the entire community, so people can gather after the funeral to remember the middle school student.

“It’s not only financial, but it’s a lot of organizing,” said Mica Glaser-Jones, owner of Windamere. “Because I mean, here you are, trying to process the death of your child but you’re getting inundated with the funeral, this and that, and everyone is coming at you and the last thing you want to do is plan any of that stuff. So if anybody can take that off your hands and take it on themselves, that is a huge help.”

After seeing a post on social media asking for help with funeral services for Jones, Glaser-Jones (who…

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