LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. – The procession and funeral arrangements are set for fallen Lincoln County Firefighter Joshua Warren.
Investigators said that Warren was exercising after just returning from working on medical emergency call when he collapsed on-duty at the East Lincoln Middle School track.Warren was taken to CHS-Lincoln Medical Center, where he died in the emergency room.
The city of Lincoln said that Warren’s processional will be held tomorrow evening beginning at 4:00 p.m. and will travel south on North NC Highway 16 Business from the Good Samaritan Funeral Home to Waterside Crossing Blvd.
Warren’s body will then be taken through East Lincoln’s Fire Station, where Warren spent the last three years volunteering. Warren also worked part-time as a firefighter for both the Alexis Fire Dept. and Lucia Riverbend Fire Department.
The visitation will be held at Westport Baptist Church tomorrow evening from 6:00pm until 9:00pm.
Warren’s funeral will be held at the same church on Tuesday morning beginning at 11:00 a.m.
The family asks that no photographs are allowed during the visitation or during the funeral.
Today, the East Lincoln Fire Station posted a special Father’s Day tribute and message in regards to Joshua Warren on their Facebook page. The picture shows Warren with his two children, eight-year-old Kelsey and four-year-old Max.
“Thinking about Firefighter Joshua Warren today. Today is Fathers Day and he is missed more today than ever. His family meant the absolute world to him…especially his children. We thought it would be fitting to share today one of his final scripture
posts on Facebook (Josh frequently posted scripture on his personal Facebook
page).“The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after
him. Proverbs 20:7″Happy Fathers Day buddy, we love & miss you! #RFB #ELFD384″
Warren is the third firefighter to die in the line of duty in the area since April 30.
