Funeral Information
The following information is from the Decatur Fire Department reference the upcoming visitation and funeral for Capt. William Horve. Visitation will be conducted from 16:00 to 20:00 on Monday, May 4, 2009, at First Christian Church, located at 3350 N. MacArthur Rd. in Decatur. Funeral services will follow on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at 10:00, at the same location. Decatur Fire Department Engine 3 will carry Capt. Horve to his final resting place at Macon County Memorial Park Cemetery following the funeral.
During the visitation on Monday evening, there will be a “pass through” at 18:00 for uniformed firefighters, police officers, state honor guard members and EMS personnel wishing to pay their last respects to Capt. Horve. This will be in lieu of standing in line during the visitation. Basically, all uniformed individuals assembled for the “pass through” will be taken to the front of the line and pass by Capt. Horve’s casket for last respects. Anyone who prefers the traditional procedure of standing in line to go through the receiving line is certainly welcome to do so. The “pass through” is simply an option for uniformed personnel who may not have the time to stand in what we anticipate to be a very long receiving line.
As for Tuesday morning, there will be a designated seating area for Decatur Fire Department Firefighters, Decatur Retired Firefighters and visiting uniformed firefighters from other departments. If your fire department will be attending and wishes to bring a piece of fire apparatus for the procession to the cemetery, please contact Decatur Battalion Chief Les Lockwood immediately (217) 519-2254 or (217) 424-2811 so he can add your department to the procession.
At the cemetery, a place will be reserved for all uniformed firefighters to form up together. Decatur Firefighters will be at the front of the formation with visiting uniformed firefighters standing immediately behind. Capt. Horve will be buried with full military rites with the Macon County Honor Guard providing that service at the cemetery.
If you have any questions or need directions for any of the events, please call the Decatur Fire Department at (217) 424-2812.
Attached is what the auxiliary is organizing on the guidelines and wishes of the family. Please call if you would like to sign up so we do not have confusion and overlap. Also the auxiliary sent out a letter requesting new and updated information from everyone and only receive a few. It is time like this we do not want to leave anyone out but can only contact those we have information for. Please pass this along to anyone you see is not attached and have them forward new email updates to dfdauxiliary@comcast.net.
Monday: Visitation 4-8 -We are coordinating dinner, snacks and drinks for the family in private room in church. -Mo Joe's BBQ is donating Pork BBQ, mashed potatoes, and baked beans for 30 people. They will bring it to the church at 3:30. -Gary W. is dropping off bottled water. Donated 4 cases -Need plates, silverware, napkins, cooler with ice, soda, coffee, cookies... -We are going to church at 2:00 to get everything set up and ready. -We will start peeling 100 pounds of potatoes, baking and mashing, cutting up ham and preparing for Tuesday luncheon. NEED 6 VOLUNTEERS TO HELP BEGIN COOKING FOR TUESDAY 2pm to ?. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Tuesday: Funeral 10:00 **Need to provide lunch for all 7 stations (35 People). Full staffing at each house from Springfield and Champaign. Mo Joe's/Wing Zone and La Gondola. Have it delivered at 11:00, earlier to station 3 so that there is no overlap with funeral procession. -Funeral Luncheon: Need 8 people to help set up and finish cooking. Be ready to serve at 1:00 1. Dave Gagnon 2. Miranda Gagnon 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Menu: All food to be bought or prepared at church. Fried Chicken (Wal Mart--400 pieces) Order to be picked up at 12:15 Pit Ham glazed with pineapple and brown sugar Mashed Potatoes (butter sour cream) 100 lb Chicken gravy Green Beans (ham, onion, brown sugar) Baked Beans (Mo Joes') Fruit--apples, cantaloupe, grapes, church has other fruit Rolls and butter Salad with dressing Desserts: Sheet cake, brownies, peach and cherry cobblers Drinks: Coffee, tea, lemonade, water -Church has all serving dishes, cooking dishes, plates, napkins, silverware, etc. **We'll take all the help we can get for clean up. 1. Brenda Workman
We will take donations of soda cans
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