LONDON, Ky. (AP) -- The son of a census worker whose body was found hanging from a tree in southeastern Kentucky was among a small gathering of friends and loved ones who attended a memorial service for Bill Sparkman.
The service was held Monday evening at the First United Methodist Church in London.
The Rev. Wade Arp, pastor of the church, told mourners that Sparkman had been a man who had a positive impact on the community and had enriched the lives of those he met.
Sparkman's son, Josh, was among those in the church.
Bill Sparkman's body was found in the Daniel Boone National Forest Sept. 12 with a rope around his neck and the word "fed" scrawled across his chest. Stymied investigators said Monday they still are trying to determine if his death was a homicide.
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