A 5-year-old Utah girl who was killed last month has been remembered as a kind, patient child who loved walking barefoot through tall grass.
Elizabeth Shelley was laid to rest Tuesday in a small white coffin covered with rainbow butterflies and the words "Live like Lizzy."
Her mother Jessica Whipple says her daughter always gazed at the moon and bravely rode downhill on her bike.
Her fiance Detrich Black says the girl loved ladybugs and stayed close to him on walks, whether in the mountains or the store.
The girl's 21-year-old uncle Alex Whipple is charged with murder in the girl's death. Police say he took the girl from home and killed her May 25 after his sister let him spend the night at her Logan house.
Police have said he revealed where to find her after prosecutors promised not to pursue the death penalty.
Whipple's defense attorney said his client did something inexcusable but wants the family to find closure.
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