SHERIFF GENE HERMES is carried from the Burleson County Cowboy Church to his burial at Providence Baptist Church. Local residents also paid tribute along the route past the Burleson County Courthouse and past the sheriff’s office on State Highway 21 East. Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
THE RIFLE HONOR GUARD stands at attention on Friday, June 6, at the burial of Sheriff Gene Hermes at Providence Baptist Church Cemetery. Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
THESE PATCHES AND honors were displayed in the lobby of the Burleson County Cowboy Church prior to the funeral.
LOCAL RESIDENTS OBSERVE and pay tribute as Sheriff Gene Hermes’s funeral procession passed the Burleson Co. Courthouse.
BILL RIOS PRESENTS the flag draped over the casket to Sherri Hermes at the cemetery.
THE RIFLE HONOR Guard fires a salute for Sheriff Gene Hermes.
HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT officers fold the flag at the burial site for Sheriff Gene Hermes at Providence Baptist Church Cemetery. Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
Gene Hermes made a deep connection with Burleson County residents, and his Friday, June 6, funeral proved their appreciation.Hundreds of area residents and numerous law officers from multiple Texas counties attended, and hundreds of residents lined the streets of Caldwell, around the Burleson County Courthouse and to the sheriff’s office, to say goodbye and to pay their respects as he ...
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