Veterans' unclaimed remains taken for burial with honors

The remains of six veterans, unclaimed at the St. Mary Parish Coroner’s Office, were taken Thursday to a veterans cemetery in Jennings.

Local veterans, police officers and firefighters gathered to honor the service of the veterans.

Each veteran’s remains were brought out of the office by Lt. Col. Cory Williams, who works with the Morgan City High JROTC, and saluted by members of the Morgan City Police Department, the St. Mary Parish Coroner’s Office, the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office, the Patterson Police Department, the Franklin Police Department, and the Morgan City Fire Department.

Local veterans were also on hand for the ceremony.

The fallen veterans were identified as:
—Steve Edward Bihlmire, U.S. Navy.
— PO4 Dean Ira Hurst, U.S. Navy.
— Sgt. Edward Lee Hall, U.S. Army.
—-SP4 James Cecil Os-borne, U.S. Army.
—Pvt. Darryl Lowry, U.S. Army.
—PO4 Alton Eugene Claudle. U.S. Marines.

They were placed in a hearse by Chief Deputy Gary Driskill with the St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office to be transported to the Southwest Louisiana Veterans’ Cemetery in Jennings, where they will be laid to rest with military honors.

In a Facebook post, Chief James F. Blair and the Morgan City Police Department thanked these men for their service to our country.