US | Boston Marathon bombing Hundreds Shield Bombing Funeral From Westboro Protest Westboro Baptist Church stays away from Krystle Campbell's funeral By Ruth Brown Posted Apr 22, 2013 4:49 PM CDT Copied An honor guard from area Fire Departments salutes as pallbearers carry the casket of Boston Marathon bomb victim Krystle Campbell, 29, out of St. Joseph's Church after her funeral in Medford, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) As hundreds of mourners arrived at a church in Medford, Massachusetts, to pay their respects to 29-year-old Boston Marathon bombing victim Krystle Campbell, hundreds more gathered across the street to protect the funeral from a protest threatened by the Westboro Baptist Church. Teamsters Local 25 brought over 200 union members to act as a human shield, while other unaffiliated citizens also came to lend a hand after news of the potential protest spread online, reports the Boston Globe. No one from the Westboro Baptist Church showed. Read These Next China hits an unprecedented economic milestone. After Quentin Tarantino blasts actors, one responds. Paramount just launched a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Ex-ballerina is now the youngest self-made female billionaire. Report an error