Last of 3 funerals for 8 slain Ohio family members held

WEST PORTSMOUTH, Ohio (AP) — Traffic stopped for miles as black hearses left a church and snaked past mobile homes, weathered shops and green fields, leading a procession of mourners in more than 150 vehicles.

The burials Tuesday of six relatives at a hillside cemetery in southern Ohio followed the third and final funeral for the eight family members killed in what authorities say was a planned massacre targeting them.

Mourners crowded under blue tents shielding the caskets from overcast skies and said goodbyes as sheriff's deputies stood in the background.

Inside, near the caskets decorated with flowers and ribbons in the victims' favorite colors, Christopher and Kenneth's sister tearfully urged the crowd to be forgiving and loving, The Columbus Dispatch reported.

After the bodies were discovered, law enforcement officials said the family apparently was targeted and urged surviving members to take precautions.