Snow’s military funeral will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Mary, Help of Christians Parish, 954 N. Maple Ave. A public viewing will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Fairborn High School.
The Westboro Baptist Church has protested in Ohio and the Miami Valley several times, including at Meadowdale High School and The Ohio State University. The group is known for their graphic signs and slogans.
The Snow family says Jesse Snow died protecting the group's right to protest.
"My son Jesse reawakened everyone, saying 'This is what's important in life.' There is no curse from God. God actually blessed us," Jesse Snow's father John Snow, Sr. said.
Jesse Snow's brother said he's disappointed the group chose his brother's funeral to protest.
"My first reaction was anger. Nobody wants the memory of their loved ones disgraced. But they're showing the world that there's a reason why he passed away," John Snow, Jr. said.
The Westboro Baptist Church also picketed at the funeral of Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach, the pregnant Vandalia resident who was killed by another Marine.