Flags across the state were lowered to half-staff Wednesday to honor the memory of Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper Fred Guthrie, Jr.

The funeral and memorial service were planned at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church in Liberty.

Afterward, a procession to the Knob Noster Cemetery in Knob Noster, Missouri was planned.

Guthrie was believed swept away by fast moving floodwaters near Big Lake Village August 1st. A search soon turned up the body of Guthrie’s dog Reed, but the officer’s body has not been recovered. Guthrie was declared dead September 28th.

The area where Guthrie disappeared is now graced with a makeshift memorial to Fred and Reed.