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Funeral of Mindy McCready

Corey Perrine/Staff Pallbearers carry the casket of Mindy McCready to a hearse Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.

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Pallbearers carry the casket of Mindy McCready to a hearse Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.

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  • Corey Perrine/Staff Scene outside of Mindy McCready's funeral.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Scene outside of Mindy McCready's funeral.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Scene outside of Mindy McCready's funeral.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Pallbearers carry the casket of Mindy McCready to a hearse Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Gayle Inge, mother of Mindy McCready, prays with the congregation at the end of service, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Timothy 'TJ' McCready, brother of Mindy McCready, tears up while speaking about his late sister Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Members of the media grab anyone willing to talk about Mindy McCready's life before her funeral service Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff A slide show is displayed on a continuous loop throughout the funerary service for Mindy McCready Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Pallbearers carry the casket of Mindy McCready to a hearse Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Patrons react to the loss of Mindy McCready at her funeral service Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff A woman prays over the casket of Mindy McCready Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff A patron photographs a paining of Mindy McCready after the funeral ceremony Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Patrons tear up and console one another Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Gayle Inge talks about her daughter, Mindy McCready, at her funeral service Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff People arrive to pay respects to Mindy McCready Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Gayle Inge, mother of Mindy McCready, hugs visitors as they pay their respects to the late Mindy McCready Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Patrons enter the sanctuary as photos of Mindy McCready are shown on the walls at her funeral service Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Media trucks are seen transmitting in the parking lot Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Friends of Mindy McCready react after leaving her funeral service Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Photos of Mindy McCready are played on a continuous loop during her funerary services Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Patrons arrive at the funerary services of Mindy McCready Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff The casket of Mindy McCready is loaded into a hearse by pallbearers Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Photos of Mindy McCready are seen on a table leading to the sanctuary Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Friends of Mindy McCready tear up at her funeral service Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff A musical performance was given in tribute to Mindy McCready's life Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. At right is Gayle Inge, McCready's mother. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff Mindy McCready's cousin tears up on stage while speaking about her during a funeral ceremony Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff A continuous looped slide show is played Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at the funeral service for Mindy McCready at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.
  • Corey Perrine/Staff A friend pays respects to Mindy McCready at her casket Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Fort Myers, Fla. The late country singer who rose to stardom in the mid-90's was remembered in over an hour-long funeral service by family and friends. A self-inflicted gun shot wound claimed her life Feb. 17, 2013 in Heber Springs, Ark. A month earlier her boyfriend, David Wilson, suffered the same death in the same location. McCready leaves behind two children Zander Ryan McCready, 7, and Zayne Wilson, 10 months. Mindy was 37.

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