UVALDE — The first funerals for victims killed in the second-worst school shooting in U.S. history are expected to occur in Uvalde, Texas, one week after the massacre.
Amerie Jo Garza and Maite Rodriguez, both 10 years old, will be laid to rest Tuesday following funeral services in the afternoon. Visitations for the students began on Monday.
Visitations at the same funeral home also began on Tuesday for Nevaeh Alyssa Bravo and Jose Manuel Flores Jr., both 10 years old. Jacklyn Cazares, 10, will be remembered at Sacred Heart on Friday. She"had the biggest heart," her mother, Jacinto Cazares, told ABC News. Makenna Elrod's funeral will take place at First Baptist Church on Saturday. The 10-year-old's"smile would light up a room," her aunt, Allison McCullough, confirmed to ABC News.
Xavier Lopez, 10, will be buried at the Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery after his funeral on June 7. He was always the"life of the party," his grandmother, Amelia Sandoval, told ABC News.
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