CROCKETT, Texas (KLTV) - Folks in Crockett gathered Thursday night for a balloon release to honor three family members killed in a two-vehicle wreck on Highway 155 on July 9.

Rhanda Lacy, her daughter Lashonda Shepherd and their baby niece were among five people killed in the head-on collision.

Loved ones say the loss has devastated multiple generations, but they were grateful to see the community show up in support."It was very special," says Ahmad Shepherd, husband of Lashonda Shepherd.