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Middletown Cemetery District Memorial Day services

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05.31.2021 9:00 am - 10:00 am
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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. — The Middletown Cemetery District will hold Memorial Day services to honor our veterans on Monday, May 31.

The event will begin at 9 a.m. in the Mary Hardesty building, on the top of the hill on the cemetery grounds at 16357 Butts Canyon Road. Parking is provided at the locations.

The office building will not be open to the public due to COVID-19 restrictions, but refreshments and water will be provided outside.

The ceremonies include colorful flowered wreaths, made by the floral design class at Middletown High School. The wreaths are presented in honor of veterans who have given so much to our country.

Commander Rich Feiro and Sergeant of the Guard Bob Perez from the Lake County Military Honors Team will begin the ceremonies and Veteran Chaplin Woody Hughes will do the invocation and Taps.

The Lake County Military Honors Team will perform the 21-gun salute. They will be ushered in by Rick Rice of the Patriot Guard Riders.

The 4-H Club is in charge of the flag ceremony and Girl Scouts Troop No. 10403 will help with wreath placement, programs and will place the flags on the 219 veteran’s graves, assisted by Daisy Troop No. 10917 will help.

District 1 Supervisor Jose “Moke” Simon III, who also serves as tribal chair for the Middletown Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, will be the guest speaker and read the names of the veterans buried at Middletown Rancheria.

Jim Comstock, former District 1 supervisor, will read the names of the veterans buried in the Middletown Cemetery.

Linda Diehl Darms, chairwoman of the Middletown Cemetery District, will act as mistress of ceremonies.

The benediction will be given by Voris Brumfield, president of the Historical Society and pastor of the Middletown Methodist Church.

David Neft will provide the sound and keyboard accompanying Kathleen Escude vocalist.

The Lion’s Club faithfully provides the chairs, tables and ice and helps with many set up items on this special day.

In addition, this year there will be a headstone dedication ceremony performed by Dean Enderlin, past department commander of the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War, and Cindy Eddy, past department president of the Auxiliary for three Civil War veterans, Hiram Cook, Phillip Maxwell and David Henry Thorne.

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