Funeral held for members of Southern gospel group The Nelons
A memorial service was held Tuesday for three members of the renowned Nelon family of gospel singers who died in a plane crash in July.
The single engine turboprop crash in Wyoming claimed the lives of all seven passengers onboard. Members of the Nelon group who died were: Jason and Kelly Nelon Clark, as well as daughter Amber Nelon Kistler. Also killed were Amber’s husband, Nathan Kistler; Melodi Hodges; the pilot Larry Haynie; and his wife Melissa Haynie.
A celebration of life service for the Nelons and Kistlers was held at Roopville Road Baptist Church in Roopville, a town west of Atlanta in Carroll County..
Funeral services for Melissa and Larry Haynie were held on Saturday also at the Roopville Road Baptist Church.
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