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Funeral services to be held for two local unaccompanied veterans

Posted at 10:48 AM, Aug 23, 2018
and last updated 2018-08-24 07:40:31-04

Two U.S. military veterans will be laid to rest Friday at the Coastal Bend State Veterans Cemetery.

Services for U.S. Air Force Airman 3rd Class William L. McKee Jr.  and U.S. Army Specialist Toby Cole Pigford will be held at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. respectively.

The cemetery says no known next of kin could be located for either veteran.

McKee served in the U.S. Air Force from June 1960 to January 1961.

Pigford served in the Army from June 1967 to February 1970.

Army and Air Force honor guards will provide military honors at the funeral.

The Coastal Bend State Veterans Cemetery is located at 9974 I-37 Access Road in Corpus Christi.