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John Travolta and his family on Thursday offered a private service in memory of his son 16 years, Jett Travolta, at his home in central Florida.

The actor and his wife, Kelly Preston, live in a house of 8 million dollars in a luxury residential complex with its own airstrip near the city. Jett died last week at the holiday home of the family in the Grand Bahama Island.


More than a dozen reporters and photographers gathered at the gates of the private community Jumbolair Aviation Estates hours before the event, scheduled for the afternoon. Were not allowed to pass the main gate, but suppliers of food, tents and tables did.

A sign at the entrance to the local coffee Saddle Rock, of which Travolta is a regular customer, said: "Condolences to John and Kelly."


It is expected that the service Jett adhere to the principles of the faith of the actor, Scientology, and celebrate the life of a teenager.

It was unclear whether any celebrity would attend the funeral. Travolta, an avid pilot, bought the house on the runway of the community, where visitors can come and go flying without currency by paparazzi, posted for days in the area.


Jett Travolta had a history of seizures and was found unconscious in a bath on Friday.

Doctors in the Bahamas conducted an autopsy but did not reveal the results. An official of a local funeral home said the death certificate cited as cause of death convulsions. The remains were cremated teenagers on Monday and transferred to the United States the same night.


The Travolta have spoken publicly only once since the death of his son.

"We are sobering for our time with him was so short. Remember the times we spent with him for the rest of our lives," said Travolta and Preston on Sunday in a statement.


Tommy Davis, a spokesman for the Church of Scientology International in Los Angeles, said Thursday in the "Early Show" on CBS that he had spoken with the family and they were fine.

"This is a moment for them and their families and friends ... We wish you well and hope you can handle," said Davis.