PHOTOS: The Nelons remembered at memorial service

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PHOTOS: The Nelons remembered at memorial service

Three members of the Atlanta-based family gospel group The Nelons - 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.

Autumn Nelon gets a hug from a family friend during The Nelons funeral service at Roopville Road Baptist Church in Roopville on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. She was the fourth member of the Atlanta-based gospel group whose three other family members died in a plane crash last month. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

Kelly Nelon Clark’s brother Todd Nelon hugs a family friend during the funeral service for The Nelons at Roopville Road Baptist Church in Roopville on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. Three members of the Atlanta-based family gospel group The Nelons - 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 the service on Tuesday. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

A picture of Jason Matthew Clark is on display during the funeral service for three members of The Nelons killed in a plane crash. The service was held at Roopville Road Baptist Church in Roopville in Carroll County on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

Pictures of Amber Nelon Kistler and Kelly Nelon Clark are on display during the funeral service for three members of The Nelons gospel group killed in a plane crash. The other member was Kelly's husband, and Amber's husband also died in the crash. The service was held at Roopville Road Baptist Church in Roopville in Carroll County on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

Autumn Nelon (center), the sole remaining member of The Nelons, sings to celebrate the life of her three family members at Roopville Road Baptist Church in Roopville on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. The Nelons were inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in 2016 and were winners of 10 GMA Dove Awards, including multiple song of the year and album of the year awards. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

A family member gets emotional during The Nelons’ funeral service at Roopville Road Baptist Church in Roopville on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. Seven people died in a Wyoming plane crash last month: The three Nelons members Jason Clark and Kelly Nelon Clark and daughter Amber Nelon Kistler, in addition to Amber’s husband, Nathan Kistler, and the group’s assistant, Melodi Hodges. Georgia Department of Corrections Board chairman Larry Haynie, who was the pilot, and his wife, Melissa Haynie, also died in the crash. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

Three members of the Atlanta-based family gospel group The Nelons - 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 the service on Tuesday. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

People attending the funeral service for The Nelons get emotional at Roopville Road Baptist Church in Roopville on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

Mourners hold hands during The Nelons funeral service at Roopville Road Baptist Church in Roopville on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

Billy Wood spoke and offered prayer during the funeral service for The Nelons at Roopville Road Baptist Church in Roopville on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

Family and friends celebrate the life of The Nelons during a funeral service at Roopville Road Baptist Church in Roopville on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

David Kistler speaks during The Nelons funeral service at Roopville Road Baptist Church in Roopville on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. Amber Nelon Kistler and husband Nathan Kistler were among seven people who died in a plane crash in Wyoming last month. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

People pay their respects during a funeral service for Nelon and Kistler family members at Roopville Road Baptist Church in Roopville on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

Mourners pay their respects during the funeral service for member of the Nelon and Kistler families at Roopville Road Baptist Church in Roopville on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

Bruce Snead (center), speaks during the funeral service for Nelon and Kistler family members at Roopville Road Baptist Church in Carroll County on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

Family and friends of the Nelons and Kistlers attend a funeral service at Roopville Road Baptist Church in Roopville on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. The Nelons members Jason Clark and Kelly Nelon Clark and their daughter Amber Nelon Kistler, in addition to Amber’s husband, Nathan Kistler, and the group’s assistant, Melodi Hodges, were among seven people killed in a plane crash. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

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Autumn Nelon gets a hug from a family friend during The Nelons funeral service at Roopville Road Baptist Church in Roopville on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. She was the fourth member of the Atlanta-based gospel group whose three other family members died in a plane crash last month. (Ziyu Julian Zhu / AJC)

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