The Fatherless & Widows Matter

Pure religion and undefiled before God the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. James 1:27

 

Lorne Ahrens Funeral

Katrina Ahrens sits with her son Magnus during the burial ceremony of her husband, Dallas Police Department Senior Corporal Lorne B. Ahrens. (The Sun)

 

Brent Thompson Funeral

Family members cry as the casket of slain Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) police officer Brent Thompson is prepared to be loaded into a hearse during a funeral service at the Potter’s House Church on July 13, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. (New York Daily News)

 

Michael Smith Funeral

A horse-drawn carriage carried Smith’s casket down a flag-lined street. A drum band and color guard marched in front. A line of police cars followed behind.
Three folded U.S. flags were given to Smith’s wife and daughters.
Over sobs from mourners, Smith’s final roll call aired: “Sgt. Michael Smith, badge 6141, is out of service. End of watch. July, 7, 2016. Godspeed, Mike.” (The Dallas Morning News)

 

Patrick Zamarripa Funeral

Lincoln Rae Zamarripa, daughter of Dallas police officer Patrick Zamarripa, peaks over the crowd during a funeral service for her father on Saturday, July 16, 2016 at Wilkerson-Greines Athletic Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Zamarripa was one of the five officers killed July 7 by a lone gunman during a march to protest recent fatal shootings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana by police. (Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News via AP, Pool) (Boston Herald)

 

Michael Krol Funeral

Law enforcement officers saluted the hearse carrying the casket of Dallas Police Officer Michael Krol after services at Prestonwood Baptist Church on Friday. (The Dallas Morning News) [Officer Krol died unmarried and without children. — Ed]