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Justus Funeral Follows Slaying of Deputies in Va
A gunman killed Deputies Neil Justus and another officer in Vansant Virginia after a scrap yard ambush near Roger's Service Center. The community mourned at Hurley Middle School, with sermons, scripture, and prayers. Justus, a former Army MP, had served as resource officer at Hurley schools and as an adjunct professor, and his widow Melissa received a Virginia flag from Gov. McDonnell and Sheriff Foster. The funeral procession stretched from Hurley to Grundy with units from multiple states.
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Devil’s Branch
Vansant
Randy Gilbert Newberry
Grundy
Neil
Paul Riffe
Riffe
Bethany Bible Church
Justus
Angel
Honaker
John
Coleman
Cubert
Janice
LeAnn
Lord
Niel
Billy (Stiltner
Christ
Jesus
Appalachian School of Law
Cameron Neil Justus
Hurley Middle School
Roy Foster
Sheriff’s Department
Hurley High School
U.S. Army
Vansant Lumber Co
Keen Mountain Correctional Center
Sheriff's Office
Hurley
Southwest Virginia Community College
Bob McDonnell
Foster
Melissa
Missy) Justus
Commonwealth of Virginia
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Big Rock
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
North Carolina
Buchanan
Russell
Smyth
Wise
Lee
Nelson
Patrick
Henry
Washington
Montgomery
Prince George
Tazewell
Dickenson
Carroll
Charlotte
Salem
Council
Big Stone Gap
Martinsville
Bristol
Harrisonburg
Haysi
Roanoke
Hopewell
Galax
Clintwood
Radford University
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
Radford
Glade Spring
Norton
Danville
Randolph
Rocky Mount
Virginia State Police
Virginia Conservation Officers
Raleigh
McDowell Counties
W. Va
Norfolk Southern Railway
Pikeville
Pike County
Mecklenburg County
N.C
Johnson City
Department of Health and Human Service
Grundy Senior High School
McDonnell
Stiltner
Riverview Middle
Bill Archer
Barcher