12-02-2010, 10:27 PM
HDR
crowd was sparse
a second memorial tomorrow. 1 to 4 PM
Hickory --
A steady stream of mourners made their way to Drum Funeral Home & Cremation Services Thursday night to view a memorial video of Zahra Baker and to sign the register book, but the anticipated crowds of hundreds never materialized.
There were no traffic jams in the parking lot although there were five Hickory police officers on hand to facilitate crowd control and parking.
The announcement that the family memorial had been declared private and postponed to an undisclosed date may have contributed to the sparse turnout.
People made their way into the funeral home in small groups of two or three. They signed the book, watched of the photo slideshow then made their way back to their cars. There were from 10 to 20 people in the chambers during most of the two-hour ceremony.
At 5:30 p.m. 35 people had signed the register book. Some of the people left messages of hope beside their signatures like, “Now you can fly with the angels and God will take care of the rest.”
By 6:30 p.m., there were just 15 cars in the funeral home’s parking lot.
crowd was sparse
a second memorial tomorrow. 1 to 4 PM
Hickory --
A steady stream of mourners made their way to Drum Funeral Home & Cremation Services Thursday night to view a memorial video of Zahra Baker and to sign the register book, but the anticipated crowds of hundreds never materialized.
There were no traffic jams in the parking lot although there were five Hickory police officers on hand to facilitate crowd control and parking.
The announcement that the family memorial had been declared private and postponed to an undisclosed date may have contributed to the sparse turnout.
People made their way into the funeral home in small groups of two or three. They signed the book, watched of the photo slideshow then made their way back to their cars. There were from 10 to 20 people in the chambers during most of the two-hour ceremony.
At 5:30 p.m. 35 people had signed the register book. Some of the people left messages of hope beside their signatures like, “Now you can fly with the angels and God will take care of the rest.”
By 6:30 p.m., there were just 15 cars in the funeral home’s parking lot.