Funeral for Deputy Moyers set for Saturday in Callahan

CALLAHAN, Fla. – Deputy Joshua Moyers, who died Sunday of injuries from being changeable during a Friday greeting postulation stop, volition beryllium held astatine noon Saturday astatine Callahan First Baptist Church.

His household volition person friends astatine the religion opening astatine 10 a.m.

After the service, Moyers volition beryllium laid to remainder astatine Oakwood Cemetery successful Hilliard.

The arrangements were announced by the Oxley-Heard Funeral Home successful Fernandina Beach, wherever Moyers’ assemblage was carried during a nearly 50-mile procession Monday evening, with the way going done Callahan, adjacent wherever helium grew up, lived and served.

People stood silently with their hands implicit their hearts astatine assorted parts of the procession. Some held signs. Others waved American flags.

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Moyers, 29, died aft helium was changeable twice during the postulation halt disconnected U.S. 301, conscionable southbound of Callahan. The antheral suspected of shooting him, deputies said, was inactive connected the tally arsenic of Tuesday greeting night.

“Deputy Moyers was specified a large portion of this assemblage and helium had specified an interaction connected our assemblage and you tin spot that. You tin spot the love,” said Darron Ayscue, Fire Union president.

Claudette Drummond, who lives successful Fernandina Beach, was determination for the procession. She said the feeling was familiar.

“I cognize however it felt for maine erstwhile the assemblage came unneurotic for my grandson,” Drummond said.

Her grandson, Nassau County Deputy Eric Oliver, was killed successful the enactment of work 5 years ago. She said the assemblage came retired to enactment her grandson -- conscionable similar they did Moyers.

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“You don’t recognize until you’re going done hard times similar this what the enactment of the assemblage does for you,” Drummond said.

Merkel King, a retired maestro sergeant, said she came retired to grant Moyers and everyone who serves successful instrumentality enforcement.

“They’re ne'er alone, truthful we basal gangly with them,” King said. “It’s hurtful, but we inactive amusement up for each other.”

A GoFundMe relationship set up to assistance Moyers’ fiancée has raised much than $35,000.

Hundreds of law enforcement officers continued to search Tuesday for the suspected gunman. A statewide Blue Alert was issued for Patrick McDowell, 35, who is the erstwhile Marine who deputies fishy changeable Moyers.

Police organizations including the Fraternal Order of Police and the Florida Sheriff’s Association are contributing to a reward, present up to $54,000 for accusation starring to McDowell’s arrest.

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