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Hundreds gather at funeral for Elizabeth Edwards

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

DECEMBER 11, 2010 22:29

RALEIGH, N.C. — Hundreds of family and friends gathered Saturday to honor the life of Elizabeth Edwards, who has been praised for her strength amid a series of life tragedies that included the death of a son, a betrayal by her husband and a battle with cancer that eventually led to her death.

A funeral for Edwards was being held Saturday afternoon at Edenton Street United Methodist, a Raleigh church that Edwards turned to after her 16-year-old son Wade died in a car crash in 1996.

The memorial brought several political figures, including US Sen. John Kerry, who led the Democratic presidential ticket in 2004 that included John Edwards, and North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue.

Vicki Kennedy, wife of late US Sen. Ted Kennedy, and US Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina, were also expected to attend.

Edwards' oldest daughter, 28-year-old Cate, is scheduled to give a eulogy along with two of her mother's longtime friends, Hargrave McElroy and Glenn Bergenfield. John Edwards is not scheduled to speak. The couple had four children together, including 12-year-old Emma Claire and 10-year-old Jack.

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