Memorial Day weekend includes local cemetery services, as well as an annual cemetery tour by the Yuma Museum.
Yuma VFW and American Legion will once again host worship services.
The first will be on Sunday at 9:00 am in Pleasant Valley with Reverend Brunner giving a speech.
On Remembrance Day, a service will be held at Eckley Cemetery at 9:00 a.m. followed by a service at Yuma Cemetery at 10:00 a.m. Both services will be attended by the Reverend Michael Fitzsimmons as a guest speaker. Dave Hoch provides music at his Eckley and Yuma services, and Carol White sings “Taps” at all three of his services.
Once again, see this week’s issue for a list of all veterans buried in West Yuma County Cemetery.
cemetery tour
The Yuma Museum is pleased to announce the annual Memorial Day Tour, which will take place immediately following the VFW/American Legion Service Activities at the Yuma Cemetery. Look for the golf cart as this is where the tour begins. 
The Museum Board will be serving breakfast burritos, juice, and coffee for $6 starting at 8:30 am on the south side of the outdoor stand.
This year, join six military men and women to learn the history behind Westcott Street.
• PVT Kissinger fought across Tennessee on the Union side of the Civil War to capture Louisville.
• PVT Koons spent his training period at Camp Lewis, Washington, working on an ammunition train. I would like to ask about the seriousness of the Spanish flu epidemic.
• PVT Ma and the Spanish-American War.
• Wright 1SG served in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps and her flight experience.
• PFC Price awarded Purple Heart for its work in South Korea.
• CCS Graham served in the Navy during World War II and lived in Alaska and Africa.
