Funeral Held For House Explosion Victims

The two little boys who died in the Graham WA house explosion were honored Saturday morning.

Hundreds of people turned out at the Life Center Church in Tacoma to pay their respects to Charlie and Braden Powell,  the 7 and 5 year old boys who died when their father blew up his house with the three of them inside.   Fortunately,  the extremist group Westboro Baptist church did not show up at the ceremony; they had earlier indicated their trip to the NW was cancelled.    Family members plan to have a private burial ceremony Monday.  Chuck Cox, who along with his wife were the boy's maternal grandparents and had custody of the boys, thanked all who offered prayers and support.