As the investigation into Nolan Wells’ death continues, his parents have announced his funeral plans.

The service itself will take place at Center Pointe Church in Ocean Springs, Miss., on Monday, July 20, following a visitation from 9-11 a.m. local time.

“We want to celebrate Nolan, he would not want us to be sitting around crying and eating,” mom Christine Wonsley told reporters during a press conference on Wednesday, July 15.

“So what we’re going to do is kind of have a party to celebrate him, and that’ll be held at the Jackson County Fairgrounds,” she continued, sharing that media will be allowed to attend, but that otherwise they’ll just be welcoming family and friends, including former teammates from his middle school high school and college football teams.

The family also thanked Tyler Perry, Colin Kaepernick and the Rev. Al Sharpton for their help.

“We want to thank Mr. Tyler Perry for paying for the funeral as well as Colin Kaepernick for shouldering the expense of the independent autopsy and Rev. Al for agreeing to officiate the funeral services,” attorney Ben Crump added.

The family’s press conference took place after their meeting with Jackson County District Attorney Angel Myers McIlrath, who has stressed that authorities have not indicated that the case is being treated as a criminal investigation.

After the meeting, Crump was asked whether the Wonsleys had gained any clarity about what happened to their son.

“It was just a meeting where she talked about the process,” he said. “We were very candid with the district attorney. She was honest and candid with us.”

“Our lived experiences tell us that we must question everything, everybody’s role, law enforcement role,” he added. “That is to live the experience of us as Black people in America.”

Crump said the big takeaways from the meeting were that after the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department completes its investigation, the case will be presented to a grand jury and that Wells’ cellphone would undergo “a mutual inspection” by experts for both the family and the district attorney’s office.

“The hope is that when this is presented to the grand jury, all relevant witnesses and evidence will be presented to them, so that we can have a fair and impartial investigation into the death of Nolan,” Crump said.

Eric Hertz, another attorney representing the family, also said that they have yet to receive a copy of the initial incident report.

“It’s been more than 72 hours, and that’s part of the meeting here today — to start getting the incident report and all that information that we came here to collect, as well as listening to the district attorney and what she had to say,” Hertz said.

Earlier this week, Christine opened up about the heartbreaking reality of having to bury her teenage son.

“Planning the funeral of our 18 year old does not feel real,” she wrote in a social media post on Monday, July 13. “All the emotions are running together. I thank God for the moments of being able to watch videos and hear his laugh again.”

“We miss you so much Nolan,” she added.

Her message came as Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter told ABC News that investigators are continuing to carefully piece together what happened to her son after he disappeared during a Fourth of July trip to Mississippi’s Horn Island, only for his body to be found in the water near the island’s northwest end two days later.

Although authorities previously said they believe Wells may have drowned, they’ve noted that an official cause of death has not yet been determined.

“I think it’s important we don’t put ourselves on a timetable, that we don’t rush ourselves,” Ledbetter told ABC News’ Aaron Katersky in an interview that aired on Tuesday, July 14, on Good Morning America. “But I do think it’s important to be diligent in gathering all the facts. That’s what the family deserves.”

Wells’ family has launched its own investigation into his death and commissioned an independent autopsy, arguing that the information they have received from authorities doesn’t add up.

Among the questions they’ve raised is what happened to Nolan’s cellphone after his disappearance. Christine previously told Good Morning America that the phone’s location history appeared inconsistent with what friends had reported and said investigators have requested the device as part of the ongoing investigation.

They also question how he got separated from his friends.

The sheriff has said his office welcomes the family’s independent efforts, emphasizing that both sides want the same outcome.

“We’re working toward the same goal as the family,” Ledbetter previously said during an interview with ABC News. “We want a thorough investigation. That’s what we’re going to continue to do until we arrive at the answers that the family deserves.”