CABOT, Pa.—Dotted with farms and cornfields in the western Pennsylvania hills, Bear Creek Road is usually a quiet stretch that connects Freeport to Cabot in Butler County.
On July 19, the rural pathway was lined with men, women, and children waving American flags and paying their respects to Corey Comperatore, the local man who was killed last Saturday when a gunman shot at former President Donald Trump during a nearby rally.
Mr. Comperatore, who recently celebrated his 50th birthday, was memorialized during a funeral service at Cabot Methodist Church, not far from where he lived with his wife and two daughters in Sarver and a short drive from the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company station, where he formerly served as chief and was a life member….