Community set to gather for Athena Brownfield’s funeral in Enid

A funeral service will be held for Athena Brownfield at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Stride Bank Center in Enid

ENID, Okla. — The Oklahoma community will gather Wednesday to remember a 4-year-old Cyril girl who investigators say was murdered on Christmas Day and was reported missing earlier this month.

A funeral service will be held for Athena Brownfield at 2 p.m. at the Stride Bank Center, located in Enid. The funeral is open to the public.

State Sen. Roger Thompson will officiate the funeral.

“The events surrounding the untimely death of this little 4-year-old girl are heartbreaking and she deserves to be remembered in the correct way and with dignity,” Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Eric Foster said in a news release.

An obituary says Athena loved to color and loved “Baby Shark”. Her favorite color was purple, and she liked playing dress-up.

Athena was reported missing on Jan. 10 after a mail carrier found her 5-year-old sister outside their home in Cyril. The postal worker called police, and law enforcement started their search for Athena after learning she was missing.

The search efforts transitioned to a recovery operation about a week after the 4-year-old girl was reported missing.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) announced on Jan. 17 that the remains of a child were found in rural Grady County. OSBI officials said at the time that they could not confirm that the remains belonged to Athena and the remains were sent to the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office for positive identification.

Authorities have still not announced whether the remains were Athena’s.

Law enforcement arrested two caregivers—Ivon and Alysia Adams—amid the search for Athena.

Ivon Adams was arrested in Arizona on a first-degree murder complaint. Court documents allege that he beat and killed Athena on Christmas Day and buried her body near a home in Rush Springs.

Adams has since been returned to Oklahoma.

Alysia Adams was charged with two counts of child neglect—one for failing to supervise Athena’s sister and another for failing to protect Athena from her husband.

OSBI said a Caddo County district court judge signed a gag order that prohibits law enforcement from making public comments regarding the investigation.

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