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Funeral set for Iowa soldier who died in Kansas accident

October 16, 2015 By Matt Kelley

Sgt. Thomas Packer.

Sgt. Thomas Packer.

A funeral is scheduled for an Army soldier from Iowa who was killed in a traffic crash last week. Sergeant Thomas Packer was stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas and was driving on a highway north of Junction City, Kansas last Thursday when he left the roadway and entered a ditch.

A report from the Kansas Highway Patrol shows Packer’s vehicle went back on the highway but into the path of a semi. The 26-year-old Packer was killed in the crash. His funeral will be held tomorrow morning in Tama.

Packer was a graduate of South Tama High School and he attended Marshalltown Community College before serving two tours in Afghanistan. Packer is survived by his wife and daughter.

 

 

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