The Office of Governor Kristi Noem today that former Gov. Frank Farrar, who died on October 31, will lie in state at the South Dakota State Capitol on Tuesday, November 9. Farrar will be the fourth person to lie in state at the South Dakota State Capitol, following Governor George S. Mickelson in 1993 and former Governors William J. Janklow in 2012 and Walter Dale Miller in 2015. A memorial service at the Capitol for Farrar will also be held that day.
The Governor’s Office release is below:
Former Gov. Frank L. Farrar to be Honored at State Capitol on Tuesday
PIERRE, S.D. – Former Governor Frank L. Farrar will be honored at the South Dakota State Capitol on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. Public viewing will be allowed from 7 am to 11 am CT. A memorial ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda is scheduled for 1 pm to 2 pm.
Those wishing to pay their respects may enter the Capitol Building via the north doors (parking lot side).
Access to the second-floor Rotunda will be closed at 11 am to allow time to set up for the memorial ceremony. Access will begin at 12:30 pm for that ceremony, again via the north doors. Circle Drive in front of the Capitol will close at 5 pm on Monday and remain closed to the public until after 3 pm on Tuesday.
Reverend Jason Mueller will officiate at the memorial ceremony. Mayor Clyde Fredrickson of Britton, SD will offer a welcome. Remembrances will be offered by Governor Kristi Noem and Former Governor Dennis Daugaard. The ceremony will include musical performances by Kate Wismer, vocalist, accompanied by Peggy Davidson, pianist, both of Britton, SD, and Shawn Cable, vocalist, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
The ceremony will conclude with members of the South Dakota National Guard along with South Dakota Highway Patrol carrying the casket down the front steps of the Capitol. As the procession exits the Capitol, there will be a 21-gun salute and taps.
Gov. Kristi Noem has requested that all flags in the state be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Saturday, November 13, when Former Governor Farrar’s funeral service will be held in Britton, SD.
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