CORRECTION: A previous version of this article incorrectly reported the country in which Nathan Denny had served while on duty for the Marines. He served in Iraq.

WARRENTON - A funeral service is set for Friday for a Warrenton man police say accidentally shot himself with his .38-caliber pistol at his home.

Nathan Denny, 23, of the 400 block of East Walton Street, died Sunday evening at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in Creve Coeur after suffering a gunshot wound to his chest earlier in the day, police said.

Authorities are calling Denny's death an accident.

Denny, a Marine and 2006 graduate of Warrenton High School, had recently returned from duty in Iraq. He was a motor transportation operator stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Survivors include his wife, Heather Denny, his parents, two brothers and two sisters.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Faith Christian Family Church, 17350 Veteran Memorial Parkway in Wright City.