MCKENZIE, Tenn. — A 3-year-old girl died Thursday, June 25, after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool on Hinkledale Road outside McKenzie.
First responders were dispatched to the home at around 12:30 p.m. for the child, Mary Margaret “Maggie Monster” Vowell, who had reportedly been found unresponsive in the pool.
McKenzie’s first responders arrived first and initiated procedures in an effort to revive her. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Department, Baptist EMS, and McKenzie Fire Department responded to the scene. CPR was initiated and continued during transport to Baptist Hospital-Carroll County, where Vowell was pronounced dead.
Vowell was born on October 16, 2022, to Jeter Vowell and Diana Turnbo Searatt. She is survived by her parents; siblings Jerry Vowell, Mason Searatt, Noah Searatt, Macie Searatt, Pearl Vowell, and Eddy Vowell; paternal grandmother Mary Vowell; maternal grandmother Lisa Huguley; bonus grandparents Steven and Tammy Maxwell; and uncles Josh (Madison) Vowell and Kyle (Sarah) Maxwell. She was preceded in death by grandfathers Eddie Huguley and Randy Vowell, and aunt Margaret Vowell.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 1, at 11 a.m. at Brummitt-McKenzie Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Tuesday, June 30, from 5 to 8 p.m., and Wednesday from 10 a.m. until service time. Interment will follow at Olive Branch Cemetery in Como.
