MEDIA ADVISORY

COLUMBIA - The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces the following plans for the visitation, memorial service and burial for Cpl. Kenneth Johnson who was killed in the line of duty Sunday, July 7:

Visitation: The family will receive friends Tuesday, July 9, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Dyal Funeral Home, 303 South Main Street, Summerville.

Directions to the visitation: Follow I-26 East (toward Charleston) to Exit 199A, U.S. 17A. At the end of the exit ramp, turn right at the stop sign onto U.S. 17A South. Follow U.S. 17A South, which is Main Street, straight to James A. Dyal Funeral Home, 303 South Main Street.

Funeral Services: Wednesday, July 10, at 11 a.m. at the Northwoods Assembly, 8717 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston.

Directions to the funeral service from Columbia:

Follow I-26 East (toward Charleston) to Exit 205, U.S. 78. At the top of the exit ramp, turn left at the traffic light onto U.S. 78 East (Ladson Road). Follow U.S. 78 East (Ladson Road) to U.S. 52 East (Rivers Avenue). U.S. 78 East and U.S. 52 East will merge into one roadway (Rivers Avenue). Follow U.S. 52 East (Rivers Avenue) for about one-half block to the first traffic light (Otranto Blvd). Turn right onto Otranto Blvd and follow Otranto to the Church (Northwoods Assembly).

Burial will follow at Plantation Memorial Gardens, Highway 17A South, Monks Corner.

Directions to the Burial:

Follow I-26 East (toward Charleston) to Exit 199B, U.S. 17A. Follow U.S. 17A North for about five miles to the entrance of Plantation Memorial Gardens.

Condolences may be sent to: South Carolina Highway Patrol District Six Office, Attn: Trooper Johnson Condolences, 8740 North Park Blvd., Otranto Building, North Charleston, 29406.

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