Studies show that the average number of people who attend weddings and funerals is around 250. That’s the number of people who have some influence in your life.
Eleven-year-old Jared Flanders willfully disobeyed his father and left his Massachusetts home one day last week without an accompanying adult. But Jared had a good reason to defy his dad, since his objective was to attend a funeral for a firefighter killed during the line of duty.
U.S. Army Captain Jeremiah Sipes of Belgrade was killed at Fort Bragg on January 1, 2011. Reports are that the shot came from a hunter. His remains arrived in Bozeman Saturday afternoon. The funeral and procession are scheduled for today.