Memorial Day burial planned for Ohio Co. sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
Memorial Day burial planned for Ohio Co. sailor killed at Pearl Harbor
By Jill Lyman | May 7, 2021 at 2:34 PM CDT - Updated May 7 at 11:10 PM
OHIO CO., Ky. (WFIE) - There are more details now for the funeral plans of a Ohio Co. man who died during the attack at Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.
As we reported, the remains of Navy Fireman 3rd Class Welborn Ashby of Centertown were finally identified in November 2019.
After getting identified, Ashby will now come home to Centertown, Kentucky, for burial.
We’re told a service will be on Memorial Day, May 31, 2021 at Bevil Brothers Funeral Home in Beaver Dam.