Funeral held for young brothers who died in Christmas morning house fire
By Ingrid Kelley and FOX 2 Staff
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DETROIT (FOX 2) - Doves were released Thursday honoring two young boys: 7-year-old DeLon and 6-year-old DeMarion Wheeler who was tragically killed in a Christmas Day house fire.
The release of two young boys into eternal life was held right after a celebration of their lives at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church today.
Funeral held for children who died in Christmas house fire
Doves were released Thursday honoring two young boys: 7-year-old DeLon and 6-year-old DeMarion Wheeler who were tragically killed in a Christmas Day house fire.
Mother opens up after losing 2 sons in Christmas house fire, âIâm hurting, but I have to be strong for them
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DETROIT. - Today, Demika Pinson is reliving a nightmare. All I was thinking was Mika, your kids. If we don’t jump out this window and get out of here the best way we know how, we’re going to die, she said.
Mother opens up after losing 2 sons in Christmas house fire, âIâm hurting, my kids are fighting, but I have to be strong for themâ
Mother opens up after losing 2 sons in Christmas house fire, âIâm hurting, my kids are fighting, but I have to be strong for themâ
Share December 26, 2020, 1:34 PM A sister of holiday fire victim Demika Pinson launched a GoFundMe drive for the grieving, burned-out family from Detroit s east side. Two of Pinson s five children died in the Christmas morning blaze and two others are at Childen s Hospital of Michigan. Pinson, 27, and a 2-year-old daughter are unhurt. The mother s sibling, Dominique Bibbs, has raised over $15,000 from more than 260 donors as of Monday morning including an anonymous gift of $2,000.
De Lon Wheeler and a 6-year-old brother, Damarion, died in their living room. Demika has lost everything. We are asking if anyone can donate anything to her and her children that would help her out, Bibbs posts at the fundraising page, which had a $5,000 goal. The family s sudden expenses include two funerals, as well as relocation and replacing damaged possessions.
Share December 26, 2020, 1:34 PM A sister of holiday fire victim Demika Pinson launched a GoFundMe drive for the grieving, burned-out family from Detroit s east side. Two of Pinson s five children died in the Christmas morning blaze and two others are at Childen s Hospital of Michigan. Pinson, 27, and a 2-year-old daughter are unhurt. The mother s sibling, Dominique Bibbs, has raised over $15,000 from more than 260 donors as of Monday morning including an anonymous gift of $2,000.
De Lon Wheeler and a 6-year-old brother, Damarion, died in their living room. Demika has lost everything. We are asking if anyone can donate anything to her and her children that would help her out, Bibbs posts at the fundraising page, which had a $5,000 goal. The family s sudden expenses include two funerals, as well as relocation and replacing damaged possessions.