2014 Memorial Day Services planned for Coshocton County

| May 22, 2014

–  Coshocton Parade & Services will be held on Monday, May 26. Parade begins at 10 a.m. at the corner of Main and Eighth streets. Services will be held on the Court House lawn immediately following the parade. The speakers will be River View High School Voice of Democracy Speaker, Freshman Kamery Wolford and Ken Smailes, News Director WTNS & Local Historian. World War II veterans are invited to attend for a special recognition.

– 132nd Annual Keene Parade & Services will be held on Sunday, May 25. Lister Endsley, World War II Veteran, will be speaking during the morning church services at 9:30 a.m. There will be a light lunch and beverages available at the church beginning at 10:30 a.m. to noon provided by the Keene UMYF. At noon, Bill Hagans, World War II Veteran, will be the grand marshall for the second oldest continuously held parade in Ohio since 1882. The Walhonding Rube Band and Coshocton County Sheriff’s Department will be leading the parade to both cemeteries and veteran’s monument in Keene. The Warsaw American Legion Post 634 will provide the 21-gun salute.

– Honoring Armed Forces at Plainfield will be held on Sunday, May 25. The speaker will be Mike Bechtol, WTNS Radio Morning Announcer. The Ridgewood High School Band and choir as well as the Plainfield United Methodist Church Choir will participate. Community members will read the GAR Rituals from the Book of Service and Veterans recognitions. Coshocton County Veterans Council Honor Guard will also participate. Weather permitting services will be held at 2 p.m. at Plainfield Cemetery; in case of inclement weather, services will be at the Plainfield United Methodist Church.

– Blissfield Services will be held on Sunday, May 25. The speaker will be Paul Golden, Retired Colonel US Army, at the 2 p.m. Blissfield Cemetery services. The Killbuck VFW 7079 will provide the 21-gun salute and the Walhonding Rube Band will provide music. In case of inclement weather, the services will be held at the Blissfield United Methodist Church.

– Walhonding Valley-Warsaw Parade & Services will be held on Monday, May 26. The 1 p.m. parade will begin on Main Street in Warsaw and Services will immediately follow at Valley View Cemetery with speakers River View High School Voice of Democracy Speaker, Junior Hannah Shaw and D. Curtis Lee, Coshocton County Commissioner, as well as music provided by the Walhonding Rube Band.

– Conesville Memorial Services will be held on Monday, May 26. Community members will read the names of area veterans listed on the plaques at the 6:30 p.m. service at the park.

 

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