Saturday afternoon, politicians and loved ones alike flocked to The Church Without Walls to say one final goodbye to late former mayor and Houston area congressman Sylvester Turner. Attendees, many donned in blue—Turner's favorite color—rose to their feet as an honor guard led Turner's American flag-wrapped casket into the crowded congregation.

Mourners filed into Houston's Church Without Walls Saturday — some wearing black, others in vivid shades of blue — to honor former Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner at his funeral, as a montage of the prolific orator’s speeches played in the sanctuary.