The white coffin, which had plaques dedicated to Hannah and each of the three children, was covered with butterflies, stuck to the side by children in the congregation after emotional eulogies were delivered.Hannah’s brother Nat Clarke and her two best friends Lou Farmer and Nikki Brookes gave heartbreaking tributes, describing them as “three beautiful peas from the same pod”.“Han, I’m not sure who I am without you guys,” a tearful Ms Brookes told the large crowd.“You had my back and I would have laid down my life for you. Picture: AAP/Dan PeledMr Clarke spoke about each of his nieces and nephew, describing what he loved about them.“Aaliyah, you were everything a big sister should be, strong smart and quite bossy,” he said.“There’s no doubt ... you were going places. Lana Andelane Writing this letter, I wanted to list all the amazing memories since we first met at the local PCYC when you were 14 and I was the big girl 16.“You always made me laugh even when I knew deep down you were hurting more than any of us could imagine.“Over the years we sure made some mischief, but we always had each other’s backs.“Remember the time we came home after a few drinks and straightened dad’s hair while he slept.“Or the time you were the sober one, and you bunny-hopped us home not knowing how to drive my manual car.Hannah's best friend Nikki Brookes talks at the vigil for Hannah and her children in Brisbane. 09/03/2020. "I am really going to miss hearing you say, 'Dave, can we play tag?

Picture: Dan Peled/AAPFramed photos of Hannah and her children were on display during the funeral. The family's funeral will take place on Monday. “Completely infectious, the kind of person you want in your corner.”She described Hannah as a “natural nurturer” and said her eldest child Aaliyah was “beautiful sassy and smart with same zest of life” Hannah had.Laianah was “the funny one” and son Trey was “every inch of a mummy’s boy … a sweet soul and gentle nature.“You had my back and I would have laid down my life for you and I’m so, so sorry I couldn’t protect you.”Lloyd Clarke, Hannah’s father, looks on as the coffin is placed in the hearse. Hannah Baxter Obituary and Funeral. Picture: Sarah Marshall/AAPOn February 19, as Hannah’s kids were on their way to school, her estranged husband, Baxter, forced his way onto the front passenger seat and doused his family in petrol before setting them alight.The children, safely strapped into their child restraints, never stood a chance. Trey was a sweet innocent little mother’s boy who loved cuddles.Ms Farmer said that on the night after Hannah and her children’s death “we felt cheated and couldn’t understand — life will never be the same again”.Ms Brookes said she and Hannah had known each other since they were kids.“Hannah was one in a million, kind and selfless, but so funny,” she said. Hannah Clarke's father says his daughter's estranged husband, Rowan Baxter, was a monster who only cared about himself. This post will be updated with latest information on the death of Baxter. Brisbane mother Hannah Baxter and her three young children were horrifically set alight and killed by their father, Rowan Baxter. Hannah Clarke's father says his daughter's estranged husband, Rowan Baxter, was a monster who only cared about himself. 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"You confided in me about the family violence you had experienced for the past 10 years," wrote Ms Manja Whaley, who also happened to be a domestic violence support worker at the time.She recalls Hannah telling her: "I knew when I met you, I met you for a reason".Ms Whaley wrote: "I asked you if he had ever threatened to kill you or the children and you told me 'he had not'.

"But there was one thing he had said, really matter of fact, when you first got together 10 years ago.

"I can never be alone again because you will forever be in my heart, little angel.

You had aspirations on being a cross-fitter.“Laianah, you were the ratbag, the little middle. The funeral for Hannah Clarke and her children Laianah, Aaliyah and Trey is taking place today, three weeks after the actions of her estranged husband Rowan Baxter … "Dave Kramer trained alongside the couple at the Capalaba gym they owned and became quite good friends with the family.