Members of Southern Stone County Fire Protection District will participate in a ceremony honoring the life of fallen firefighter and policeman Eddie Johnson, Jr. of Alton.
Johnson was en route to a house fire on Monday when he crashed his vehicle and later died at a nearby hospital, leaving behind his wife and 3 children.
The ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. this (Friday) afternoon at Alton High School, with Southern Stone County firefighters joining West Plains and several other departments in the salute.