Photo by Matt Saxton

Mike Loborec, a retired lieutenant with the Wheeling Fire Department, plays the bagpipes Sunday as he leads a procession of more than 70 firefighters at the Fire Department Memorial Service for John Eikleberry Jr. Eikleberry, 56, who had served McMechen’s fire department for 40 years, including 14 as chief, died Wednesday after a four-year battle with kidney cancer.