Update on Services for SGT Morphew

Services for Johnny Earl Morphew Jr.


The family will receive friends at the Chilhowie United Methodist Church located at 501 Old Stage Rd. in Chilhowie, VA. Visitation will be held on Jan. 30
from 1-3 pm for Fire and Rescue Personnel and from 5-8 pm to all other family and friends.

The funeral services will be conducted at Chilhowie United Methodist Church at 501 Old Stage Rd. on Jan. 30 at 8pm following the visitation.


Graveside Services will be held on Sat. Jan. 31 at Macedonia Baptist Church located at 1183 St. Clairs Creek Rd. in Chilhowie, VA. The procession will meet at the church at 9:45 to begin line up. The procession will leave the church at 10:15 to the cemetery. The procession will take the following route: Leaving the Chilhowie United Methodist Church traveling down Church St. to Lee Hwy. Turn Right onto Lee Hwy. and travel to the Red Light. Take a left at the Red Light and travel 7 miles on Whitetop Rd. to Rabmlewood Ln. Turn Left on Ramblewood Ln. and travel 1 mile to St. Clairs Creek Rd. Turn Left on St. Clairs Creek Rd. and travel ¼ mile to Macedonia Baptist Church on the Right.


Staging for apparatus at Chilhowie United Methodist Church:
All emergency vehicles will follow the listed directions below. Please limit to
your emergency vehicles to ONE (1) per agency and try to carpool all
personnel due to limited parking and staging areas.

Staging for apparatus at Macedonia Baptist Church:
All emergency vehicles will follow the above listed procession route. All
Emergency vehicles will be staged along St. Clairs Creek Rd. in front of the
Macedonia Baptist Church. There will be traffic control in place to assist
with parking of the apparatus.

Directions

From I-81 Coming South:
Traveling South on I-81, take Exit 39. Turn Right at top of ramp and immediately turn Left onto Lee Hwy. Travel 3 miles to Lyons Gap Rd. on Right. Turn Right onto Lyons Gap Rd. and travel 100 yards to Old Stage Rd. Turn Left on Old Stage Rd. and travel 1 mile to Chilhowie United Methodist Church on Right.








From I-81 Coming North:
Traveling North on I-81, take Exit 35. Turn Left at bottom of ramp on Whitetop Rd. Go to the Red Light, approximately ¼ mile, and turn Right onto Lee Hwy. Travel Lee Hwy. for 1 ¼ miles to Lyons Gap Rd. on the Left. Turn Left on Lyons Gap Rd and travel 100 yards to Old Stage Rd. Turn Left on Old Stage Rd. and travel 1 mile to Chilhowie United Methodist Church on Right.


From Whitetop Rd. Coming North:
At the Red Light, turn Right onto Lee Hwy. Travel 1 ¼ miles to Lyons Gap Rd. on Left. Turn Left onto Lyons Gap Rd. and travel 100 yards to Old Stage Rd. on Left. Turn Left on Old Stage Rd. and travel 1 mile to Chilhowie United Methodist Church on Right.


From Hwy.107 Coming South
At Red Light turn Left onto Lee Hwy. Travel 1 ¼ miles to Lyons Gap Rd. on Left. Turn Left onto Lyons Gap Rd. and travel 100 yards to Old Stage Rd. on the Left. Turn Left onto Old Satge Rd. and travel 1 mile to Chilhowie United Methodist Church on Right.

Any questions
Please contact Shawn Roark at
Sroark@firehousemail.com
and I will get your questions answered and let you know

Thanks

Services for Earl

Funeral Arrangements for Sgt. Morphew

Friday:

Fire personnel are requested to meet at the Chilhowie Fire Department at 11:00 a.m. to coordinate the casket honor guard. Duties will be shared between the Chilhowie and Bristol departments.

Honor guard will begin at 12 noon and continue throughout the day until 8:00 p.m. at the Chilhowie United Methodist Church. The funeral service will commence at 8:00 p.m.

Saturday:

Personnel who will be attending the burial service are to meet at the Chilhowie Fire Department by 9:00 a.m. We will have some outside assistance however, personnel who can assist in maintaining coverage for the city would be appreciated. Contact Assistant Chief Estep if you are willing to stay in this capacity.

In Memory of Earl Morphew

In Memory of Earl Morphew. Taken from us January 28, 2009.