Memorial Day Ceremony

The Parke County Veteran’s Council is announcing its Memorial Day ceremony. This year’s Memorial Day ceremony will take place at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Rockville, Monday, May 30, at 11 a.m. The Rockville American Legion will be placing flags on the graves of veterans at Memory Gardens Cemetery and the Old Rockville Cemetery May 27, starting at 9 a.m. Anyone wanting to help with placing these flags on the graves of veterans should plan on meeting at Memory Gardens Cemetery at 9 a.m. Friday, May 27. Any help is very much appreciated. If a flag was not placed on a veteran’s grave, please contact the Parke County Veterans Office at (765) 569-4036 to report this. Extra flags will be placed around the flagpole at the cemetery for people to get one to place it on the veteran’s grave.