Help Needed to Place Flags for Airman Jarrett Sarver

Help is needed to set up 500 US 3x5 foot flags on Monday, June 6th for the funeral of Senior Airman Jarrett Sarver, United States Air National Guard. After the event concludes, help is needed later in the day on Monday, June 6th to take the flags down and reload them into the trailer.

Flags will be set up on Monday, June 6th at 7:00 AM at the First Christian Church of Cowden located at 404 East Locust Street. Jeff Hastings, President of “The Flagman’s Mission Continues”, will provide instruction on how to use the post drivers and how to unfurl the flags for display. Please bring work gloves and wear comfortable walking shoes! Anyone able to walk and carry 10 pounds can help. Rain or shine. Pickup trucks are most welcome and are very useful in taking the flags from the trailer at the school to the setup locations. We prefer volunteers 12 years and older.

Lockart-Green Funeral Home in Cowden has been entrusted with the arrangements. Visitation will be held from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM on Sunday, June 5th in the First Christian Church in Cowden. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, June 6th in the First Christian Church in Cowden with Pastors Christopher Earles and Barry West officiating. Burial will take place in Oak Grove Cemetery with military honors. Sarver's obituary is located here.

Flags will be taken down later in the day on Monday, June 6th. The time has not been set yet and will be announced to the volunteers who set up the flags earlier in the day. Jeff will provide instructions on how to prepare the flags to put back in the trailer. Pickup trucks are again most welcome. Please bring work gloves!

Normally set up and take down can be completed in two hours or less. A very worthwhile and enjoyable use of your volunteer time! Bring your cameras – the flags provide a lot of photo opportunities that can be shared with the family and others in the community! Show your support for the Sarver family and the communities in Cowden and Effingham!

Questions, call or text Jeff Hastings at 618-409-0323. For information about “The Flagman’s Mission Continues”, please visit http://www.theflagmanmission.org