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Maria Lara touches a red rose to her lips before putting it in the burial site with her son’s casket. (TRISHA MURPHY/Palatka Daily News) -
Maria Lara is comforted by Father William Villa at the funeral Mass for her young son, Jose Mayo Lara Jr. (TRISHA MURPHY/Palatka Daily News) -
Children and others in the congregation sing the “Baby Shark” song during Jose Mayo Lara Jr.’s funeral service on Saturday. (TRISHA MURPHY/Palatka Daily News) -
Ground workers lower Jose Mayo Lara Jr.’s casket into the ground at Eden Cemetery in Crescent City. (TRISHA MURPHY/Palatka Daily News) -
Jose Mayo Lara Jr.’s older sister, Jocelyn Lara, 6, drops a red rose onto her brother’s casket at Eden Cemetery in Crescent City. (TRISHA MURPHY/Palatka Daily News) -
An area toddler, who knew Jose Mayo Lara Jr., placed a stuffed animal on top of Jose’s casket after it was loaded into the hearse following the funeral Mass. (TRISHA MURPHY/Palatka Daily News) -
Jose Lara Sr. comforts his wife, Maria, during their son’s viewing at Jesus Christ is Lord Church in Crescent City while Jose’s sister, Jocelyn, 6, is comforted by a family member. (TRISHA MURPHY/Palatka Daily News)
By Trisha Murphy and Daniel Egitto
Palatka Daily News
tmurphy@palatkadailynews.com
degitto@palatkadailynews.com
CRESCENT CITY – A young mother’s tears stained the small, white suit her one…