By Chris Sheldon | NJ.com
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CAMDEN, Nj.J. — Funeral arrangements have been set for a Camden County Correctional Facility corrections officer who died last week.
Isiah Hampton Watkins, 36, of Gloucester Township, was commuting to work when he suffered a medical emergency and died shortly thereafter despite emergency services’ best attempts to revive him, according to a statement from Camden County.
“Our corrections officers do the hard work that often goes unseen, and Officer Watkins was a young man in the prime of his life and career,” Camden County Commissioner Jonathan Young said in a statement. “This is a truly devastating loss, and I extend my most sincere condolences to Officer Watkins’ family, friends, and to his broader family – the Camden County Department of Corrections .”
Family, friends, officials, and first responders from throughout the region will be attending a celebration of life service for Watkins on March 26 at Bethany Baptist Church in Lindenwold, officials said. An interment will follow at Harleigh Cemetery on Haddon Avenue in Camden at 4 p.m.
The procession from the church to the cemetery will pass the Camden County Correctional Facility, according to the county.
In remembrance of Officer Watkins, department flags at the Federal Street facility will remain at half-staff until the conclusion of the funeral services, officials said.
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