On Dec. 14, Parrish Elks Lodge #2889, with the help of Boy Scout Troop 146 and Trail Life Troop FL-063, held a Wreaths Across America memorial ceremony at the Parrish Cemetery before placing wreaths on veterans' graves. The Parrish Cemetery Association Board as well as family and friends of veterans buried there were invited. Boy Scout and Trail Life members presented the flags, Ken Knight, Lodge Wreaths Across America Chair gave remarks, and Sharon Atkins, lodge chaplain, gave the invocation and benediction. Attorney Jennifer Hamey was the guest speaker. Families were given a wreath to place at their loved one’s gravesite. Then attendees were invited to place wreaths at the remaining veterans' graves.
Pictured are lodge members at the Parrish Cemetery.