Slain DA, Wife Memorialized and Laid to Rest

WORTHAM (AP) – A funeral service was held Friday for the slain Kaufman County district attorney and his wife in the small Central Texas town where he grew up. The funeral for Mike and Cynthia McLelland was held in Wortham. The town of some 1,000 residents is about 75 miles south of Dallas. Dozens of law enforcement representatives from across the country and beyond were among the capacity crowd at First Baptist Church of Wortham. Following the service, a funeral procession with sirens began moving toward Wortham Cemetery, where both victims were laid to rest. The McLellands were found shot to death Saturday in their house near Forney, about 20 miles east of Dallas. No arrests have been made, but a $200,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the killer’s conviction.