Hundreds of mourners, including law enforcement officers from around the country, gathered in Scranton for the funeral of a state trooper amid a mood of grief and fear as a manhunt continues 40 miles away for the killer, identified as a self-taught survivalist who hates police.

Troopers lined up 10 deep today as they waited for the funeral procession that will bring the body of 38-year-old Cpl. Bryon Dickson to St. Peter's Cathedral in Scranton.Bagpipers played and hundreds of law enforcement officers stood at attention as troopers carried the flag-draped casket into the cathedral.Dickson's family followed the casket into the church.Mourners led by Gov. Tom Corbett then began filing in as a choir sang.Two gigantic American flags were strung between the crossed ladders of firetrucks parked at each end of the block, and a bell tolled for many minutes.Dickson was gunned down late Friday outside the Blooming Grove barracks in Pike County.Another trooper was wounded in the ambush that touched off a massive manhunt for Eric Frein, 31, identified Tuesday as the suspect.Dickson, who conducted aggressive driving patrols in Carbon and Monroe counties, graduated from the Pennsylvania State Police Academy in 2007.He was stationed at the Fern Ridge barracks and had a sincere passion for DUI enforcement, earning multiple awards from the Pennsylvania DUI Association and numerous state police commendations.Dickson completed his Drug Recognition Expert certification, becoming one of the few highly trained troopers tasked with identifying drug-impaired drivers.In July 2013, Dickson was promoted to corporal and assigned to Troop K in Philadelphia before being transferred to Blooming Grove in June to serve as a patrol unit supervisor.Dickson's viewing Wednesday, in the rotunda of Scranton's Marywood University, drew a crowd that snaked around the block, with Pennsylvania's attorney general among the mourners.Gov. Tom Corbett plans to attend Dickson's funeral Thursday at St. Peter's Cathedral in Scranton.The Marine Corps veteran is survived by his wife of 10 years and two young sons.Randy Millhouse, owner of the Promised Land Inn with his wife, put up a sign outside that said "RIP CRPL BRYON DICKSON," one of many such public displays of honor, respect and grief for the fallen lawman."I was devastated because I have troopers that come in here for dinner and lunch," Millhouse said. "I was pretty well shook up, and still am until they catch him," he said, referring to the gunman who police believe is hiding somewhere in the dense forest punctuated by private communities, vacation homes and hunting cabins.Pages of comments are shown on the Officer Down Memorial Page online, including one from Marshal B. Tindle of the city of Killeen marshal's office. "The tears we shed for one another could overflow rivers. What must be done to end such violence against law enforcement officers. May justice come swift to those who harm us. May God grant you eternal peace Corporal Dickson, you can now guard Heaven's Gate. In our remembrance of Heroes, you will be among those. God Bless."Retired trooper Christopher Callaghan of Pittsburgh wrote, "Rest In Peace my Brother. The Brothers will track this coward down til the end of time. 'The wicked flee when no man pursueth; but the righteous are bold as a Lion,' Our thoughts and prayers are with you."Security officer John S. Reese of St. Luke's University Health Network security wrote, "Thank You for your sacrifice so that we are made safer. The State of Pennsylvania was a safer place with you in it. Your sons can live their lives knowing that their dad was and always will be a HERO!!"A Bethlehem state police corporal wrote, "Rest in peace Bryon, you upheld the honor of the Force. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family."Walnutport Chief Peter G. Wayda added, "Rest in peace Cpl. Dickson, prayers to your family and fellow PSP Troopers."As Dickson is laid to rest, the search for his killer entered its sixth day.On Wednesday, authorities chased down several false sightings in their hunt for Frein, who had shaved his head in a wide Mohawk sometime before the shooting as "part of the mental preparation to commit this cowardly act," Lt. Col. George Bivens said Wednesday.Frein belonged to a military simulation unit based in eastern Pennsylvania whose members play the role of soldiers from Cold War-era Eastern Europe, Bivens told reporters.Two school districts closed Wednesday because of safety concerns for students and staff. Some public, parochial and charter schools in at least two school districts will be closed Thursday. Other area schools will hold recess, physical education classes and football practice inside."Parents are so frightened for their children," said Pocono Mountain School Board member Annabella Lastowski.Bivens said residents should remain "alert and vigilant," report suspicious activity, lock doors and keep house exteriors well-lit.