Memorial Service Held for Mine Victims

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia (AP) -- The 12 miners who died together beneath the West Virginia hills were remembered Sunday as men who loved their families, God, NASCAR and a good laugh.

The miners died after a January 2 explosion as they reopened the mine following a holiday break. Investigators have yet to re-enter the mine to determine what went wrong.

The blast killed one miner immediately and spread carbon monoxide that slowly killed the 11 others as they waited 260 feet below ground for rescue.

The only survivor, Randal McCloy Jr., 26, remained in a coma Sunday at West Virginia University's Ruby Memorial Hospital.