Final preps being made to say goodbye to former Foley Mayor John Koniar

FOLEY, Ala. (WKRG) — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has ordered flags at half staff in the City of Foley from sunrise to sunset Thursday in recognition of former Mayor John Koniar who passed away over the weekend.

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After funeral services, the procession will travel by some landmarks from his professional and political life.

The City of Foley will close at noon on Thursday to allow city employees an opportunity to pay their respects to the man who dedicated half his life to shaping the future of the place he called home.

Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church before his funeral service. Following those services, a 5-mile-long procession will leave the church and follow East Berry Avenue to North Poplar Street passing by Vulcan where he spent most of his professional life.

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Then proceed south to U.S. Highway 98. The procession will pass City Hall where Koniar spent forty years of his political life and where he served as mayor from 2006 to 2020.

Traffic will be blocked at Poplar and Hwy. 98 to allow for the turn and at the intersection of Highways 59 and 98 while the procession passes.

Graveside services will follow at Pine Rest Cemetery for a man being remembered as kind, fair and always willing to do whatever he could to make life better for all.

Mayor Koniar’s final ride through the Foley is expected to be between 4 and 5 on Thursday afternoon.

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