Steve McNair's funeral held in Hattiesburg

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Steve McNair's funeral held in Hattiesburg

Photos from Steve McNair's funeral in Hattiesburg, Miss.

Mechelle McNair attends the funeral service for her late husband, Steve McNair, on Saturday. The funeral was held in the Reed Green Coliseum at The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss. The child at right, presumably her son, was not identified.

The service at USM follows a public visitation that was held yesterday at Reeves Funeral Home in Mount Olive, Miss.

Mechelle McNair (left) listens to the service; Steve McNair's mother, Lucille (center) and brother Fred (right) are at her side.

Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher (left) and quarterback Vince Young (right) take the podium during the service.

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis speaks during the funeral service.

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre (center), his wife, Deanna (right), and Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (back right) attended the service.

The casket of Steve McNair is taken past a photograph of him in playing in the Senior Bowl and his Tennessee Titans jersey during his funeral service in Hattiesburg, Miss., Saturday. McNair, a former NFL quarterback with the Houston Oilers, Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens, was shot to death in Nashville on July 4.

A man holds up newspaper clippings of Steve McNair during the funeral service.

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Mechelle McNair attends the funeral service for her late husband, Steve McNair, on Saturday. The funeral was held in the Reed Green Coliseum at The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss. The child at right, presumably her son, was not identified.

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