Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Bringing a fallen hero home

Several emergency first responders paid respect to a local fallen hero as the body of United States Army SFC Cody Lee Collett Cosner was brought home to Butler Tuesday evening.

Local emergency personnel stood on overpasses with American Flags in several cities as the escort for the fallen hero made its way down I-49 tonight.

The escort was provided by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Lees Summit Police Department. SFC Cosner died in North Carolina on December 10th.

Funeral services for United States Army SFC Cody Lee Collett Cosner of Hope Mills, North Carolina formerly of Butler, Missouri will be 11 a.m. Friday, December 22 at the Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel.

Cody is survived by his wife, Kathryn “Katie” Cosner, one daughter, Georgia Cosner and one son, Bodie Cosner all of the home; his parents, Carrie and Johnny Collett of Butler, Missouri; a brother, Wyatt Wayne Collett Cosner of Butler, Missouri; and a sister, Alexis Goodale and husband Michael of Chicago., Illinois.

The Butler Police Department would like to thank all the agencies that came together tonight to welcome Cody back home one final time.
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Lee's Summit Police Department
Cass County Sheriff's Office
Bates County Sheriff's Office
Archie Police Department
Adrian Police Department
Central Cass Fire Protection District
South Metro Fire
Belton Fire Department
West Peculiar Fire Department
Adrian Fire Department
Butler Fire Department





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