--- description: As details of the investigation are slowly revealed, the community of Ferguson hopes that Brown's funeral will provide some peace. title: See Emotional Photos from Michael Brown's Funeral image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt34317e67b9a64a93/6986a0d4cd804d18b7ccc7d2/was8859413.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [remembrance](/tag/remembrance/) ## remembrance Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Mourners Gather to Say Goodbye to Michael Brown by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 25, 2014 4:19 PM CUT  Michael Brown Sr, yells out as his son's casket is lowered into the ground at St. Peter's Cemetery in St. Louis on Aug. 25, 2014. Michael Brown Sr, yells out as his son's casket is lowered into the ground at St. Peter's Cemetery in St. Louis on Aug. 25, 2014.Richard Perry—Pool/Getty Images by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 25, 2014 4:19 PM CUT  People wait in line to attend the funeral for Michael Brown at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis on Aug. 25, 2014. Joshua Lott—Reuters  Guests raise their hands as they wait in line to enter the funeral of Michael Brown at the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis on Aug. 25, 2014. Scott Olson—Getty Images  Attendees hold their hands up as some chant "Hands up don't shoot," while they wait in line to take part in the funeral services for 18-year-old Michael Brown at the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis, on Aug. 25, 2014. Adrees Latif—Reuters  Members of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (NBPP) stand guard in front of the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis on Aug. 25, 2014. Adrees Latif—Reuters  Lesley McSpadden (C) arrives for funeral of her son Michael Brown at the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis on Aug. 25, 2014. Scott Olson—Getty Images  American film director Spike Lee takes a picture of a black St. Louis Cardinals baseball cap on top of Michael Brown's casket during his funeral inside the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis on Aug. 25, 2014. Robert Cohen—Pool/EPA  Michael Brown Sr. sits with a child on his lap during the funeral services for his son Michael Brown inside the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis on Aug. 25, 2014. Robert Cohen—Pool/Getty Images  People attend the funeral of Michael Brown inside the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis on Aug. 25, 2014. Robert Cohen—Pool/Getty Images  People raise their arms during the funeral of Michael Brown inside the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis on Aug. 25, 2014. Richard Perry—Pool/Getty Images  Lesley McSpadden (R, in red) watches as the casket containing the body of her son Michael Brown is lifted into a hearse after his funeral services at the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis on Aug. 25, 2014. Adrees Latif—Reuters  Pallbearers carry the casket of Michael Brown at St. Peter's Cemetery in St. Louis on Aug. 25, 2014. Joe Raedle—Getty Images  Rev. Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson touch the casket during the funeral for Michael Brown at St. Peters Cemetery in St. Louis on Aug. 25, 2014. Richard Perry—Pool/Getty Images  Michael Brown Sr, yells out as his son's casket is lowered into the ground at St. Peter's Cemetery in St. Louis on Aug. 25, 2014. Richard Perry—Pool/Getty Images  Lesley McSpadden (C) leaves the burial service for her son Michael Brown with a bouquet of flowers at St. Peter's Cemetery in St. Louis, on Aug. 25, 2014. Joshua Lott—Reuters ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3174987/ferguson-michael-brown-funeral-mourners/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3174987/ferguson-michael-brown-funeral-mourners/"},"headline":"Mourners Gather to Say Goodbye to Michael Brown","datePublished":"2014-08-25T16:19:21.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:07:50.249Z","description":"Sixteen days after the shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo., Brown's body will be laid to rest. 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