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CLAY COUNTY, Ill. - Services for the family of Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey are set to take place Monday morning following a tragic helicopter crash in Montana last month. The crash, which occurred in on Oct. 22, claimed the lives of Bailey's son Zach, his wife Kelsey, and their two children, Vada Rose and Samuel. The couple's ten-year-old son, Finn, was not on the flight and survived. The services will take place at 9 a.m. at the Oil Belt Christian Service Camp in Flora, Illinois, located at 555 Park Road. Visitation for the family was held Sunday at the same location, and a private burial will follow the celebration of life service. Zach Bailey, who was flying the helicopter, was a commercial pilot attending a convention in Montana to expand his business as a fourth-generation farmer. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is currently investigating the crash. The tragedy has deeply affected the community and the state, as many continue to mourn the loss of the Bailey family. A GoFundMe has been launched to support the couple's son, Finn Bailey, in the aftermath of the crash. To visit the GoFundMe, click here. All facts in this report were gathered by journalists employed by KTVI. Artificial intelligence tools were used to reformat from a broadcast script into a news article for our website. This report was edited and fact-checked by KTVI staff before being published.
