DAUGHTER KEPT FROM FUNERAL\Judge says suspect in mother's murder could upset family.

Byline: Lee Condon Daily News Staff Writer

A teen-age woman accused of conspiring with her boyfriend to kill her mother was denied permission to attend her mother's memorial service Wednesday.

Last-minute security concerns kept Amber Bray, 18, behind bars at the Sybil Brand Institute as her family and hundreds of her mother's friends gathered at St. Robert's Bellarmine Catholic Church to mourn Dixie Hollier's death.

Bray and her boyfriend, Jeffrey Ayers, 21, are charged with murder and special circumstances in the Jan. 16 slaying.

Superior Court Judge James Bascue gave Bray permission to attend the memorial late Tuesday. But before the service began, Bascue rescinded his order when Los Angeles County sheriff's officials informed the judge that they opposed letting Bray attend because of security concerns.

The Burbank Police Department and at least one of Hollier's family members, who was not identified, also informed Bascue that they did not think it was a good idea for Bray to attend the service, said Sandi Gibbons, a spokeswoman for the District Attorney's Office.

Burbank police Lt. Larry Koch said the concern centered on how Bray's presence might cause a disturbance.

"She was going to be there with a lot of family members," Koch said. "You might have different opinions in the family. You're going to have people who don't think she is involved and then people who do think she is involved."

Koch said Burbank police were concerned that under the worst case scenario, controversy could have erupted between Bray and her family at the service, causing security risks.

Police said Ayers still was stabbing Hollier when they arrived at the house early last Tuesday morning in response to a 911 call.

Later police said they had recovered documents at Ayers' Burbank home that showed he and Bray had been planning the murder for months.

Although Hollier lived in a very modest two-bedroom apartment and friends said she always struggled financially, police said Bray and Ayers hoped to profit from Hollier's death.

About 300 people gathered at the church to eulogize Hollier who worked at Warner Bros. Records for 14 years.

Laurie Treacey, Hollier's sister, said Hollier was a child of the 60s, who transformed herself from a rebellious teen-ager into a proud and hard-working mother in the 70s.

Hollier started as a clerk-typist at Warner in 1982, but worked her way up to a job as the manager of international special projects.

"We were all so proud," Treacey said. "She had a true love for her job. The people of Warner Bros. were more than co-workers, they were a family."

Hollier's two other children, Amy Bray, 15, and Benjamin Hollier, 5, also attended the service. Amy Bray carried a silver cross as she walked behind her mother's pink casket, which was topped with white and pink roses.

After Treacey delivered her eulogy, Thomas Bray, Hollier's ex-husband and Amy and Amber's father, performed a spirited medley of "Amazing Grace," "When The Saints Go Marching In," and "Jesus Loves You."

Burial service was at Forest Lawn Memorial Park-Hollywood Hills.

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Photo (1) Amy, a daughter of murder victim Dixie Hollier, is comforted following services Wednesday. (2) Dixie Hollier's siblings, from left, Lisa DeMeulle, John Hollier, and Laurie Treacey mourn their sister. (3) Hollier's ex-husband Tom Bray reaches out to the casket during the ceremony at St. Robert Bellarmine's Church in Burbank.