On behalf of the Towse Family, their neighbor Todd Phillips reports
that a Dignified Transfer ceremony will take place at Noon today,
Wednesday, May 29, 2013, followed by a military procession from the
Provo airport to the Towse home in Elk Ridge. The route will travel
down I-15 to Spanish Fork and on through Spanish Fork Main Street and
south through Salem and along Elk Ridge Drive to the Towse home at
234 South Shayda Circle in Elk Ridge, where a closed casket viewing
will be held until 6 p.m. Another viewing will be held at their home
on Friday evening from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.
Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, June 1st, at 11 a.m. at
Salem Hills High School in Salem. Burial will follow at the Salem
City Cemetery with full military honors.
The family was notified on Saturday evening, May 18, that the status
of PFC Cody Towse was updated from missing in action to killed in
action. Later that night a call from his commanding officer in
Afghanistan came with information that there were multiple
explosions. The first explosion caused injuries to a soldier. As a
medic, PFC Towse ran to render aid and was involved in the second
detonation of an IED. Four soldiers lost their lives in the incident.
Cody’s remains were transferred to Dover for identification.
Cody has received a posthumous promotion in rank to Specialist. He
will also receive a Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Army Good Conduct
medals.
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