A Rumford funeral home is offering a tribute for public viewing to U.S. Sen. John McCain who died Saturday at the age of 81.

Viewings at S.G. Thibault Funeral Home will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Prayer cards will be available. Director Dan Gauvin said the tribute “honors a war hero, a man of conviction; someone who fought tirelessly for veterans.”

— Bruce Farrin, Rumford Falls Times