Jacksonville, IL- Funeral services are set for a Jacksonville soldier who was killed in Afghanistan.
29 year old sergeant Matthew Weikert was killed on Saturday in the Paktika province of Afghanistan by an improvised explosive device.
Visitation will be held Sunday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Buchanan and Cody Funeral Home in Jacksonville.
Funeral services are set for Monday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home, with burial and military honors at Liberty Cemetery west of Jacksonville.
