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Private funeral for Pat Summitt attended by former Tennessee women's basketball players, coaches

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- A private funeral service for former Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summitt was held Thursday.

Erin Freeman, who has been acting as a spokeswoman for the Summitt family this week, confirmed that the funeral took place Thursday in Clarksville, Tennessee. When Summitt died Tuesday at age 64, her family issued a statement saying a private ceremony would be held in Middle Tennessee, without disclosing a date or exact location.

Tennessee coach Holly Warlick, who played for Summitt and worked as an assistant on her staff for 27 seasons, tweeted Thursday, "She has been laid to rest.