Justin Woods, right, and members of the Whitefish Fire Department land at attention as the Honor Guard keeps watch over Ben Parsons’ casket during the public viewing portion of the funeral on Thursday, January 12. Parsons was killed in an avalanche while descending Stanton Mountain on January 5.
(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)
January 13, 2017
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January 13, 2017 2:46 p.m.
Hundreds honor firefighter Ben Parsons at funeral
Family, friends, and fellow first responders were openly weeping as the members of the Montana State Firemen’s Association Honor Guard began to ring the bell signaling the end of watch for Whitefish firefighter Ben Parsons at his funeral on Thursday, Jan. 12, at the Flathead County fairgrounds in Kalispell.