A longtime firefighter will be laid to rest Thursday at Victory Temple Full Gospel Church in McDowell County.
James Hensley, 50, who was a firefighter with Brendletown Fire and Rescue, was found dead at his home June 9. Hensley had participated in a department training event the day before, and as is protocol in North Carolina, his death is being processed as a line-of-duty death.
He left behind four children, according to his obituary, four grandchildren, three sisters and multiple nieces and nephews.
The fire department will provide honors for Hensley, including a procession from the fire station on U.S. 64 to Victory Temple in Nebo ahead of the funeral Tuesday.
Capt. Brad Browning, the public information officer for Burke County EMS, told The News Herald on Monday that the procession should arrive at the church by 1:30 p.m. Thursday.