Three members of the same family had a joint funeral after all dying with coronavirus within five days of each other.
Grandmother Gladys Lewis, 74, from Pentre, died at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital on October 29.
Her son, Liverpool fan Dean Lewis, 44, was found unresponsive at his home in nearby Treorchy the following day and pronounced dead a short time later.
His younger brother Darren, 42, died on November 2 following treatment in intensive care at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.
All three had tested positive for coronavirus before they died and their death certificates state Covid-19 as the cause.
On Thursday mourners socially distanced and wore masks as they lined the streets outside St Peter's Church in Pentre to listen to the funeral through loudspeakers.
The family, who were inside the church, had wanted the funerals of Mrs Lewis and her sons to be held at the same time so they could be together.
After the service the hearses carrying the three coffins drove through Pentre and were applauded by dozens of mourners outside the church.
The family called on people to "play their part" to fight coronavirus and follow the rules to limit its spread.
Father Haydn read eulogies to Mrs Lewis and her two sons, describing them as much-loved members of the family as well as the local community.
Mrs Lewis had been married to husband David, 81, for 44 years after meeting him in Blackpool. They "absolutely adored" each other and were keen dancers, the family said in the eulogy.
The grandmother-of-13 and great-grandmother-of-four would "fight the world and win to make sure her children and grandchildren had what they needed and deserved".
Father Haydn read: "Gladys absolutely idolised her children - she protected Darren his entire life and loved Dean and Debbie no end."
Father-of-three Dean Lewis met wife Claire, 44, at school and they began dating in 1991.
He had a close relationship with their sons Danny, Declan and Darian, sharing his love of Liverpool Football Club and gaming with them.
Father Haydn read: "Dean had a heart of gold, very much like his mother, and would do anything for anyone. Dean will be missed by all who knew him."
Darren Lewis, who had Down's Syndrome, was also a keen football fan and would watch Wales and Cardiff City play with his nephews.
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They said he loved being part of family occasions and enjoyed being the centre of attention.
Father Haydn said: "It was Darren's fighting spirit that drew people to him and made him who he was - the strong, determined character that was loved by so many."
The family of Mrs Lewis and her sons previously described how Darren and Mrs Lewis, who had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and emphysema, had been shielding. Dean had only gone out once a week to shop for his parents.
It is not known how they caught Covid-19, along with 10 other members of the family, but it is believed to be through community transmission.
