SIKESTON, Mo. (WSIL) -- The Missouri Law Enforcement Funeral Assistance Team announced the line-of-duty death of Sikeston Department of Public Safety Officer Henry Franklin which occurred on October 6, 2025. Funeral arrangements have been finalized with full law enforcement honors included.

Visitation for Officer Franklin is scheduled for Saturday, October 11, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Minor Baptist Church, located at 416 South State Route H in Sikeston, Missouri.

Funeral services will follow at the same location at 1 p.m. Full law enforcement honors will be observed at Sikeston Memorial Park Cemetery, 1201 South Kingshighway in Sikeston.

The procession will travel from the Minor Baptist Church to Sikeston Memorial Park Cemetery, will travel south on State Route H to East Malone A

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