The funeral for the family of four killed was held Friday afternoon.

According to investigators William "Billy" Maxwell shot and killed his wife Kathryn and children Cameron and Conner inside their home.

The investigation is ongoing but some questions were answered during the funeral.

With the family's permission, Reverend John Cook shared that Billy Maxwell had seemed troubled and thought someone was monitoring his phone calls and might be tracking him. As of late Monday afternoon, Cook said Billy had agreed the thoughts might not make sense and would get professional help.

"We had every indication that there would be a Tuesday for the Maxwell family," Cook said. "All of us, even those closest to Billy, did not know just how sick Billy was."

Cook said the family is not angry.

"The absolute last thing that the real Billy Maxwell would do is hurt his wife or the children that he loved," Cook said.

Snyder Memorial Baptist Church in Fayetteville was packed with family and friends attending the funeral.

Cameron and Connor Maxwell's best friends gave their eulogy. Connor's best friend, Ashton Hurley, said they shared their dreams with each other.

"She loved the beach and the mountains, and we wanted to attend Appalachian State together next fall," Hurley said.

Cameron's best friend, Tyler Reitz, said Cameron told him the two of them would play basketball for Carolina one day.

"I know cam is in a better place right now, looking down on us playing basketball with his dad," Reitz said.

The Maxwell family was laid to rest during a private ceremony.

Fayetteville police are investigating why there was more than an hour long delay in sending officers to the scene of the triple murder-suicide.

There were two 911 calls reported; and 9 minutes before the second 911 call, officers were ordered to the Maxwell home but they arrived 74 minutes later after the second call.

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Officers responded to call at 314 West Park Dr. around 8 p.m. on Monday.

Upon arrival, officers found a woman, a man and two teenagers dead in the home. The victims had been identified as William Maxwell Jr., who would have turned 48 this month, Kathryn Maxwell, 43, Conner Maxwell, 17, and Cameron Maxwell, 15.

Conner and Cameron Maxwell attended Village Christian Academy in Fayetteville and the family were members of Synder Memorial Baptist Church in the Haymount area. 

"Billy, if you knew him, loved his family. Everybody knew that. That's what makes this so tragic," said John Cook, pastor of Snyder Memorial Baptist Church, where every member of the family was active. "Obviously something tragic was going on for this to happen."

Friends and neighbors say the Maxwells were a friendly family who kept a meticulous yard and were active in their church and their children's religious high school.

William Maxwell was a builder and land developer who built residential subdivisions in Cumberland and Harnett counties, said John McKinney of Fayetteville, who described himself as Maxwell's business partner and friend for more than a decade.

"He was a devout Christian and I really loved his family," McKinney said. William Maxwell also owned a couple of local car washes, while his wife Kathryn was a stay-at-home mother who taught Sunday school at Snyder Memorial Baptist Church in Fayetteville.

Son Cameron Maxwell attended 9th grade at Village Christian Academy in Fayetteville and his sister Conner was a senior. The school is affiliated with Village Baptist Church. "We're obviously very saddened by this tragic event and we're really concentrating right now on just meeting the needs of the students and staff at the school," said Lou Nelon, the church administrator. "Those kids were very well loved and respected. They were very well known here in town," Nelon said.

"They were just wonderful people, active in their church," said neighbor Kay Edwards, who has lived next door since 1994, when she moved back into the home where she grew up and where her 94-year-old mother still lives. "They were just good neighbors."

Edwards said she would often see family members walking their small dog through the quiet, leafy neighborhood.

"We're just all in shock," she said Tuesday. "You could not imagine this happening."

On Tuesday Evening, about 800 people gathered at the family's church for a candle-light memorial.

Pastor John Cook of the Snyder Memorial Baptist Church told those in attendance, "We have suffered an unspeakable loss as a community. "There’s not a person here tonight who is not hurting; not a person here tonight who wouldn’t do anything to help the family in their loss."

Cook said that's why it was important for people to come together as a community.

During the service several people shared stories and fond memories of the family.