On a hot, blustery day in Fort Myers, Fl., about 300 anguished and weeping friends, family and fans of tragic, troubled country singing star MINDY MCCREADY gathered to bid farewell to the “Ten Thousand Angels” chanteuse, who shot herself in the head on Feb. 17 at the Heber Springs, Ark., home she shared with her boyfriend, music producer David Wilson, who had preceded her in suicide just days earlier.
At the Crossroads Baptist Church, a long table held photos of Mindy, while her voice eerily floated through the chapel speakers, as Michael Inge, Mindy’s stepfather, told the crowd they were there “to celebrate her graduation into the heavenlies.” On twin video screens, photos of Mindy as a child, Mindy as a young singer, Mindy as a mother and a Nashville star, constantly cycled.
This was Mindy’s day, all the way.