Funeral services are set for a Lebanon Police officer who died from COVID-19.

Officer Kendle Blackburn died Monday after a long fight with the virus.

Visitation will be Thursday and Friday at Shadel’s Colonial Chapel in Lebanon.

The funeral is Saturday at Shadel’s Colonial Chapel with a brief graveside service at Mt. Rose Memorial Park in Lebanon.

Here’s more from the city of Lebanon:

The Lebanon Missouri Police Department announces with a heavy heart the Line of Duty Death of Police Officer Kendle Blackburn.

Officer Blackburn’s body will lie in state on Thursday, December 31, 2020 from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. and Friday, January 1, 2021 from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Shadel’s Colonial Chapel, 1001 Lynn Street, Lebanon, MO.

A full honors funeral service will be held Saturday, January 2, 2021 starting at 11:00 a.m. at Shadel’s Colonial Chapel with procession to follow to Mt. Rose Memorial Park, 193 Mountrose Street, Lebanon, MO, where a brief graveside service
will be held.

All ceremonies are open to the public.

Citizens wishing to pay respects to Officer Blackburn, his family, and the Lebanon Police Department but unable to attend the full service may wish to park in the rear of the building at the Kenneth E. Cowan Civic Center, 500 E. Elm Street, Lebanon, MO and line Washington Street to view the procession.

Please practice social distancing, and the family requests the use of masks.