Mourners Gather For Funeral Of North Salem Socialite Lois Colley

NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- A large crowd arrived at a North Salem church on Friday morning to pay respects to Lois Colley at her funeral.

Attendees of Lois Colley's funeral in North Salem walk from St. James Episcopal Church in a procession to a nearby cemetery for a burial service.

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A large procession leaves St. James Episcopal Church in North Salem following the funeral of Lois Colley. The procession is from the church to a nearby cemetery.
Photo Credit: *Tom Auchterlonie*

A hearse containing Lois Colley's casket is driven from St. James Episcopal Church in North Salem following the slain socialite's funeral. The hearse is pictured en route to a nearby cemetery for a burial service.
Photo Credit: *Tom Auchterlonie*

Tom Auchterlonie

11/13/2015 1:00 p.m.

The funeral was held at St. James Episcopal Church, a prominent institution in town.

Once the funeral concluded, Colley's casket was placed in a hearse, which was driven up June Road to a nearby cemetery for a burial service. Mourners followed soon after with a procession on foot, where they walked along the road en route to the cemetery.

Colley, a prominent socialite whose husband is a large McDonald's franchisee, was found dead in her house's laundry room on Monday afternoon. Police suspect that Colley's death was a homicide and announced that she died due to blunt-force trauma. The investigation is ongoing.

The church is located at the intersection of Titicus Road (Route 116) and June Road. It is a short drive from Colley's bucolic estate, which is called Windswept Farm.

State police and town police were posted at the intersection to guide traffic.

Photos of the procession along June Road are attached to this article.

A video of the walk can be found here.

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