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JMeisha Gant, 19, was a hard worker who graduated early from high school and set her mind to serve her country by enlisting into the Army this month.

But instead of celebrating the move, family members will gather for a funeral this week to pay final tributeto the Merritt Island resident whose body was found in the apartment she shared with her mother and brother, according to a family member and authorities.

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One of the last photos of her, taken in the week before her death, showed her smiling broadly and staring squarely ahead.

"I'm hurting because no mother should go through this. She was a special child," Audrey Hughey said, "I'm her mother. She was surely loved by her family."

Hughey says that she will talk about the case sometime in the future, but she's waiting for more information from the sheriff's office.

"Her death did have an impact on the community," Hughey said.

The Brevard County Sheriffs Office is the agency investigating her death,but so far has not confirmed a body was recovered ordescribed anydetails about the case, including whether foul play is suspected or whetheranyone was being sought for questioning. Tod Goodyear, spokesman for the sheriff's office, did not respond to requests for information in the case.

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Residents in the complex said deputies and crime scene investigators wereat the complexlast week in the 200 block of Ligustrum Avenue, just east of Courtenay Parkway across from Merritt Island High School.

Investigators questioned residents in and around the apartments about the woman. Relatives also were questioned. Residents said they saw deputieson the first floorof the concrete block building searching for possible fingerprints and other evidence earlier this week.

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