Final Services -Scott Ard
GSFA • September 10, 2025
Fire Service Leaders,
Final Services for Georgia Fire Academy Assistant Chief Ard are as follows:
Visitation will be held Thursday, September 11, 2025, at Rock Springs Church, 219 Rock Springs Road in Milner, GA from 17:30 to 19:30.
The funeral and interment will be held Friday, September 12, 2025, at Rock Springs Church, 219 Rock Springs Road in Milner, GA starting at 10:00.
While there will not be a procession, departments wishing to send apparatus are asked to arrive at the church at 09:00. They will be parked in the parking lot adjacent to the church as a show of support.
Thank you for all of your support,
Ike McConnell
Director, Training Bureau
Georgia Public Safety Training Center
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