‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ author Harper Lee laid to rest
Harper Lee, the elusive author of best-seller “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died Friday, Feb. 19, according to her publisher Harper Collins. She was 89. A private funeral service was held for Lee on Saturday.
- FILE – Pulitzer Prize winner and “To Kill A Mockingbird” author Harper Lee smiles before receiving the 2007 Presidential Medal of Freedom in the East Room of the White House November 5, 2007 in Washington, DC. The Medal of Freedom is given to those who have made remarkable contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, culture, or other private or public endeavors. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
- A bouquet of flowers are displayed in honor of Harper Lee at the Monroe County Heritage Museum old courthouse, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, in Monroeville, Ala. Lee, the elusive author, died Friday, according to her publisher Harper Collins. She was 89. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
- Flowers are placed on a statue of a girl reading Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird,” in memorial of Lee, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, in Monroeville, Ala. Lee, the elusive author of the best-selling classic, died Friday, according to her publisher Harper Collins. She was 89. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
- A woman’s refection is shown in the window of the Monroeville county Chamber of Commerce, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, in Monroeville, Ala. Harper Lee, the elusive author of best-seller “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, according to her publisher Harper Collins. She was 89. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
- An American flag and the moon is seen surrounded by trees in downtown in Monroeville, Ala., Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. Harper Lee, the elusive author of best-seller “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, according to her publisher Harper Collins. She was 89. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
- FILE – In this Aug. 20, 2007, file photo, author Harper Lee smiles during a ceremony honoring the four new members of the Alabama Academy of Honor at the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala. Lee, elusive author of best-seller “To Kill a Mockingbird,” has died at 89, according to her publisher Harper Collins. (AP Photo/Rob Carr, File)
- Friends and family of author Harper Lee leave the First United Methodist Church after a private funeral service, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, in Monroeville, Ala. Lee, the elusive author of best-seller “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died Friday, Feb. 19, according to her publisher Harper Collins. She was 89. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
- The Lee family cemetery plot is seen Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, in Monroeville, Ala. Lee, the elusive author of best-seller “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died Friday, Feb. 19, according to her publisher Harper Collins. She was 89. A private funeral service was held for Lee on Saturday. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
- The clock tower of the old courthouse at the Monroe County Heritage Museum is seen, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, in Monroeville, Ala. Harper Lee, the elusive author of best-seller “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, according to her publisher Harper Collins. She was 89. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
- The clock tower of the old courthouse is surrounded by the American flag and the Alabama State flag at the Monroe County Heritage Museum is seen, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, in Monroeville, Ala. Harper Lee, the elusive author of best-seller “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, according to her publisher Harper Collins. She was 89. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
- Black ribbon is placed on the front doors of the Monroe County Heritage Museum in memorial of Harper Lee, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, in Monroeville, Ala. Lee, the elusive author of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, according to her publisher Harper Collins. She was 89. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
- A man walks the steps up to the black ribbon that was placed on the front doors of the Monroe County Heritage Museum in memorial of Harper Lee, Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, in Monroeville, Ala. Lee, the elusive author of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, according to her publisher Harper Collins. She was 89. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
- Museum Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, in Monroeville, Ala. Lee, the elusive author of best-seller “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, according to her publisher Harper Collins. She was 89. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
- Soil is placed in a grave in the Lee family cemetery plot, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, in Monroeville, Ala. Harper Lee, the author of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. She was 89. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
- A man rakes soil over a grave in the Lee family cemetery plot, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, in Monroeville, Ala. Harper Lee, the author of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” died Friday, Feb. 19, 2016. She was 89. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)