Funeral with Family.

Friday Tori and I drove from Orlando to Clearwater to attend the memorial service for Bethany. It was very sad and a mournful time but everyone was trying to be strong for her husband, her parents, and her brothers. After the viewing we drove to the church for the service and then to the place where she was laid to rest. At the service, everyone tried to make it more of a celebration of her life than simply a mourn for her death, although it wasn't easy for anyone. As people went on stage to speak about the life Bethany had, there was laughter and there were tears. I had never had the privilege of meeting her but she seemed to have been quite the person. After the service and the burial, all the family went back to Bethany's parents house for dinner and fellowship. Later we went to sleep at Tori's grandparents house along with her parents and her brother and sister, Jason and Nichole.