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Deputy Rosemary Vela Funeral Details

VISITATION Thursday (Oct.1)

A procession will leave Ronk Funeral Home in Alamo at 10 O’clock. The travel route is from Alamo to Hwy. 412 West. Exit at Country Club Lane to Pleasant Plains to West Jackson Baptist Church at 580 Oil Well Rd.

11:00 Family only Visitation.
12:00 Noon-8pm Public Visitation

SEA OF BLUE Honorary Motorcade 8:30 Thursday night (Oct. 1)
The travel route is from WJBC to the Hwy. 45 Bypass, south to Airways Blvd. Turn right on Airways, becomes Hwy. 70 West to the site of her fatal accident where Chief Overton and Captains Bowles and Heavner will be standing beside the road with a spotlight displayed on a wreath. The motorcade will proceed to Hwy. 138, turn North to I-40 East to exit 79 and returns to WJBC.

FUNERAL Friday morning (Oct.2nd) at 10:00

The Funeral Service will begin at WJBC where Madison County Sheriff John Mehr and Crockett County Sheriff Troy Klyce will speak and MCSO Chaplin Sgt, Alfonso Newbern will pray.
Deputy Vela’s family will provide the speaker and program. The emcee will be Chris Heisler, U.S. Honor Flag Founder and President. The U.S.Honor Flag is with Deputy Vela now and will be until her internment.