Cherokee Memorial Park and Funeral Home was contacted Friday and given until a 4:30 p.m. deadline for comment, but had not responded as of Friday evening.

Cherokee Memorial Park and Funeral Home was contacted Friday and given until a 4:30 p.m. deadline for comment, but had not responded as of Friday evening.

Her family cooked breakfast on a park grill and then stayed the day to relax and play. Fields Williams was 16 years old when the tornado came through.

Read more about that here: Beloved but 'unstable' Cherokee Park pavilion will be demolished after all, and fast And that's what many parkgoers did in the days leading up to its ultimate fall.

This family-friendly fun run kicks off at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23 at Hogan's Fountain at Cherokee Park.