ST. LOUIS -- Hours after a packed funeral at a nearby church, Michael Brown's parents laid him to rest in an emotional cemetery service.

Michael Brown Sr. and Lesley McSpadden were surrounded by dozens of family members and figures like the Rev. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson for a short service featuring prayers. The burial on Monday came just over two weeks after a police officer shot their son to death.

After his son's casket was closed inside a copper vault, Brown gave out a pitched s