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Slain Central IL Family Remembered
MOUNT PULASKI, Ill. (AP) -- Nearly 500 people gathered to remember members of the Gee family who were found slain in their Beason home last week.

Speakers at a funeral service in Mount Pulaski Monday remembered Rick and Ruth Gee and their three deceased children as "just simple people."

Family friend John Johnson said the Gees were down to earth. He says that "to honor this family, just keep it real."

The bodies of the Gees and children Justina Constant, Dillen Constant and Austin Gee were discovered Sept. 21. Police have no suspects in the slaying.

Relatives spoke at the funeral service and remembered the family as warm and welcoming. They said Rick Gee was mild-mannered and had a big heart.

An Illinois State Police squad car sat outside the worship center during the service.

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