A memorial service for Aveion Malik Lewis was cancelled Saturday and was not immediately rescheduled because the medical examiner's office has not released the boy's body, his father said.

"We're trying to make sure that we give him a respectful and proper burial," said Aveion's father, James Lewis. "We want to make sure that everyone from both families can come."

The medical examiner's office announced last week that the body found Jan. 27 in Roanoke County's Smith Gap Regional Landfill was that of 2-year-old Aveion. Also this week, the Roanoke Police Department said they were combing through an e-mail account linked to Aveion's stepfather to confirm who may have been involved in the toddler's death.

Authorities have not announced a cause of death. The investigation began Jan. 14, when the stepfather, Brandon Lockett, reported Aveion had been abducted. Police have said that Lockett has given varying accounts of what may have happened to the toddler. Lockett, 24, has been charged with felony child neglect, improper disposal of a body and obstruction of justice.

Lewis said he did not know when Aveion's body would be released. He said Saturday's memorial service was cancelled because of inclement weather and that he would later announce a new date.

-- Jorge Valencia