WARSAW - For the second day in a row, residents in this small Ohio River town gathered to mourn the loss of two young children stabbed to death during a violent home invasion last month.

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Carolyn Marksberry and Curt Sharon leave the service for their slain children. (Patrick Reddy photos)

        As the family of the two slain children assembled inside the town's only funeral home for a private service Sunday afternoon, townspeople gathered across the street to form a two-block long human chain to show their support to the grieving family.

        On Saturday, many of these same people attended a memorial at the Gallatin County Elementary School gymnasium.

        “We want them to know we are here for them,” said Jerry Moore, 58, of Gallatin County. “We will be there for the family a year from now, forever. We will never forget what happened.”

Cody

Chelbi

Courtney

        Chelbi Sharon, who would have turned eight Saturday, and Cody Sharon, 6, were killed inside their Warsaw home during the Aug. 23 attack.

        Their oldest sister, 10-year-old Courtney Sharon, survived the attack by playing dead. The mother of the children, Carolyn Marksberry, was stabbed 15 times but survived. She was released Saturday morning from University Hospital in Cincinnati and attended the private service Sunday.

        The Marksberry family declined to speak with reporters on Sunday, but Mrs. Marksberry's husband, Chuck, has said the family has been overwhelmed with the community's outpouring of support.

        Marco Allen Chapman was arrested in West Virginia the day of attacks on several charges, including two counts of murder. He pleaded not guilty Friday before a judge set his bond at $50 million. Mr. Chapman, 30, of Boone County is being held at the Carroll County Regional Detention Center.

        Warsaw residents said he was angry with Mrs. Marksberry for advising a friend to break off a relationship with him.

        Deanna Hartman, who operates a barbershop in Warsaw, was one of the residents who stood outside Carlton-Lowder Funeral Home on East Main Street to show her support for the family. She is organizing a motorcycle ride that will leave Warsaw at 1 p.m. Sept. 29 to raise money for the Marksberry family.

        Contributions to help the Marksberry family can be made at any Integra Bank location across Kentucky or sent to:
  • The Carolyn Marksberry Special Account
  •Integra Bank
  • 401 E. Main St.
  • Warsaw, KY 41095
  • Phone: (859) 567-5071

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