The Carroll County Veterans Service Office has announced its Memorial Day observance schedule for Monday, May 25, with ceremonies planned throughout Carroll County to honor veterans who gave their lives in service to the United States.
The day-long observance will include memorial services, tributes, and the reading of veterans’ names at cemeteries and memorial sites across the county. Ceremonies will also include a special stop at the Carroll County Veterans Bridge in Pittsburg honoring Marines, Navy, and Merchant Marine veterans.
The annual Memorial Day observance will conclude with an afternoon ceremony at Maple Lawn Cemetery.
Morning Schedule
• 8:30 a.m. — Morning Heights Cemetery — Dennis Lee Shockey
• 8:50 a.m. — Delphi Odd Fellows Cemetery — James Edward Gerard
• 9:20 a.m. — Hickory Grove Cemetery — Robert Joe White
• 9:40 a.m. — Yeoman Cemetery — Wilford Earl Davis Jr.
• 10 a.m. — Pleasant Run Cemetery — Clarence Everett Birch
• 10:15 a.m. — Odd Fellows Cemetery, Pittsburg — Daniel Lee Noonkester
• 10:30 a.m. — Carroll County Veterans Bridge at Pittsburg (Marines, Navy and Merchant Marine veterans)
• 11 a.m. — Carroll County Courthouse monument
• 11:15–11:45 a.m. — Honor Guard and Riders lunch at VFW
Afternoon Schedule
• Noon — St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery — John Alan Trent
• 12:15 p.m. — Masonic Cemetery — Gene Russell Van Sickle
• 12:45 p.m. — Zion Citizens Cemetery — Thomas Edward Soper
• 1:15 p.m. — Maple Lawn Cemetery — Lawrence George Brown