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Thousands Attend Funeral Service For Watauga Co. Sheriff’s Deputies Sgt. Chris Ward & K9 Deputy Logan Fox
May 7, 2021
BOONE, N.C. – A difficult day in Boone as thousands gathered to pay their final respects to two Watauga County Sheriff’s deputies, gunned down in the line of duty. Sergeant Chris Ward and K9 Deputy Logan Fox were killed last week during a stand-off with a suspect inside a home. Thursday, they were laid to rest at App State University’s Holmes Convocation Center.
Two families, and an entire community, came together for a service no one ever wants to attend.
Services this Afternoon for Slain Watauga County Officers
Services this Afternoon for Slain Watauga County Officers
May 6, 2021
Funeral services for Sgt. Chris Ward and K-9 Deputy Logan Fox will be held this afternoon (May 6) at the Holmes Convocation Center, 111 Rivers Street, in Boone. The services will begin at 3 p.m. and will end at approximately 4 p.m. Doors will open to the public at 1 p.m. All guests will be required to wear face coverings. Face coverings will be provided for those guests who do not bring them.
Immediately prior to the services, a processional will travel east on Rivers Street and past the Rivers Street parking deck before arriving at the Holmes Convocation Center. The North Carolina Troopers Association Caisson Unit will support the services.
Last call: Community ready to say farewell to Watauga Co. deputies killed in line of duty (Source: David Whisenant-WBTV) By WBTV Web Staff | May 4, 2021 at 10:38 PM EDT - Updated May 4 at 10:38 PM
WATAUGA COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - Sgt. Chris Ward and K-9 deputy Logan Fox stopped at a Watauga County home, just east of Boone, to check on the occupants.
They responded for a welfare check at the home on Hardaman Circle shortly before 10 a.m. April 28.
It was the final call as deputies with the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office.
Sgt. Ward and deputy Fox were shot before an hours-long standoff that lasted all day and into the night.