Family and friends will gather on Saturday morning to celebrate the life of Derrick Moore, the DeKalb County teacher and coach who drowned earlier this month while saving a young girl at Myrtle Beach.
On Aug. 7, Moore spotted a young girl struggling in the ocean and jumped into the water to help. He was able to get her to safety but was pulled under by a rip current.
Moore’s funeral will be held Saturday at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church at 10 a.m. with a public visitation at 9 a.m. The church is located on Woodrow Road in Stonecrest…