Close friends and family paid the last tribute to Brittany Murphy, who tragically died on Sunday (December 20), in a private ceremony at the Church of the Hills at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Christmas Eve (December 24).

The funeral service attended by approximately 25 people started at 2:45 pm. Several friends remembered Brittany as someone who “brought sunshine” into their lives and “made them fly”. Her husband Simon Monjack thanked everyone for coming and said, “She was always grateful for everything. She’d always want you to celebrate her life.” And celebrate was exactly what they did, tearful at this unexplained abrupt goodbye, with songs from Chet Atkins’ “My Funny Valentine” to Brittany’s own rendition of Charlie Chaplin‘s “Smile”.

The burial service started at 5:30 pm in the Bright Eternity section of the memorial park. There are no photos of the actual services since it was private and only for a small number of people mourning the loss of a loved one but we have some photos of friends and family gathering to attend the actress’ funeral below. The family promised a bigger memorial service next year.

Brittany Murphy Family & Friends Pictures Below

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