article_snippet.sent: The funeral service included gospel singing, prayer and words of hope .
article_snippet.sent: Friends and relatives last saw his two sons and five daughters alive March 28. '
article_snippet.sent: The funeral service included gospel singing, prayer and words of hope.
article_snippet.sent: Family friend Tylicia Bolden spoke specifically of each family member as Family friend Tylicia Bolden stood in front of more than 1,000 people at the funeral.
article_snippet.sent: Mourners watched, some sobbing with grief and others still in shock, remembering the family they all loved.
article_snippet.sent: Mourners gather at the family's residence for a prayer vigil in Princess AnnePrincess Anne.
article_snippet.sent: A memorial was created outside the home where people joined together .
article_snippet.sent: At a prayer vigil in Princess AnneApril 10, mourners released balloons into the air as a memorial of the family of eight who died .