PHOTOS: Nelon family funeral in Roopville

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PHOTOS: Nelon family funeral in Roopville

A memorial service was held Tuesday at Roopville Road Baptist Church for three members of the renowned Nelon family of gospel singers, who died in a plane crash in July. The Atlanta-based family gospel group - Jason Clark and Kelly Nelon Clark, and their daughter, Amber Nelon Kistler - died in a plane crash July 26. Their lives and legacy were honored at a service on Tuesday. Photos by Ziyu Julian / For the AJC

Autumn Nelon, (right), hugs her family friend during the Nelon family funeral service at Roopville Road Baptist Church in Roopville on Aug. 6. The Atlanta-based family gospel group - Jason Clark and Kelly Nelon Clark, and their daughter, Amber Nelon Kistler - died in a plane crash July 26. Their lives and legacy were honored at a service on Tuesday. (Images by Ziyu Julian Zhu / For the AJC)

Audience members participate in the funeral service for the Nelon family Southern Gospel Group at Roopville Road Baptist Church.

Many audience members became emotional during the funeral service.

Autumn Nelon (center) and others sing a song to celebrate the life of her family members during the funeral service.

Kelly Nelon Clark’s brother Todd Nelon hugs his family friend during the service.

An audience member sheds a tear during an emotional moment in the service.

A picture of crash victim Jason Matthew Clark is displayed alongside the others who died.

Speaker Billy Wood delivers a prayer during the Nelon family funeral service at Roopville Road Baptist Church.

Community members hold hands during the funeral service.

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Credit: Ziyu Julian Zhu/AJC

Autumn Nelon, (right), hugs her family friend during the Nelon family funeral service at Roopville Road Baptist Church in Roopville on Aug. 6. The Atlanta-based family gospel group - Jason Clark and Kelly Nelon Clark, and their daughter, Amber Nelon Kistler - died in a plane crash July 26. Their lives and legacy were honored at a service on Tuesday. (Images by Ziyu Julian Zhu / For the AJC)