A grieving community says goodbye as funeral services are held for the six young victims who died nearly two weeks ago in an early morning fire in Fort Edward. Our North Country Bureau reporter Matt Hunter has more.

HUDSON FALLS, N.Y. --- It was a heart wrenching scene as Lewis Carl Smith II wheeled his infant daughter Abbigayle's casket to a waiting hearse at the Gospel Lighthouse Church in Hudson Falls. It was a moment made all the more crushing with his lone surviving child, seven-year-old Rose, standing by his side.

On the morning of Saturday, June 26th, the home Smith and his girlfriend, Samantha Cox, were renting at 40 Burgoyne Avenue in Fort Edward caught fire with six children trapped inside.

Along with one-year-old Abbigayle, 12-year-old Hope Palazzo-Smith, six-year-old Makenzie Palazzo-Smith, seven-year-olds Lewis Carl Smith III and Paige Cox and three-year-old Emilee Smith all perished in the fire.

On Friday, the six young victims were laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery in Lake George.

Before the burial, an hour long funeral service for all six children was held at the Gospel Lighthouse Church in Hudson Falls.

Not far away, in front of the home's charred remains, friends continued to add to a makeshift memorial, honoring the family's tragic loss.

"I've never met any of them, but if I ever lost a sibling or a family members in a fire, I'd want people to come show that they care for me and they worry about the family," said 15-year-old Ariana Howk, whose grandmother is a friend of the family.

Investigators have yet to determine what caused the fire to start.

With the six children laid to rest, the community can now begin picking up the pieces and putting this tragedy behind them.

“I think just listen, at this point in time, just listening is probably more important than anything else you can do or say,” friend and Hudson Falls resident Patty Stoy said. “You can't imagine how anybody feels with this great a loss, but just listening to say and feel and need to say and get out, just hold them if they need to cry, that's about all you can do.”

A fund has been created at Glens Falls National Bank to help the family cover funeral and medical expenses. That's under the name "Smith - Cox Fund."

A spaghetti dinner is also scheduled for July 18th. More than 1,000 people have signed up, offering their support to the family.