Krystle Johnson said her mother-in-law’s body was in such poor condition after being held at McDermott’s Funeral Home that the family can no longer have an open-casket service.

Fischele Mixon’s son, Jamell Johnson, will remember her as a wonderful person. “She was a family person, kind,” said Johnson. “She took care of a lot of kids.” When Mixon, 60, died on July 31 from ...