4 area Memorial Day services planned

Four Memorial Day services are planned for Crittenden and Livingston counties in the coming days:

• At Blackford on Saturday, the annual Veterans Walk of Honor ceremony will feature Kentucky Commissioner of the Department of Veterans Affairs Ken Lucas as the speaker on the facility’s new stage. The ceremony begins at 2 p.m.
• In  Burna on Sunday, American Legion Post 217 will host its annual Memorial Day service  beginning at 8:30 a.m. Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Bill Cunningham will be the special guest speaker for the event. A free continental breakfast will be offered after the service. The memorial garden display will be open Saturday through Monday.
• At 10 a.m. on Memorial Day, American Legion Post 111 will host its annual ceremony at the war memorial in Mapleview Cemetery in Marion. Jeremy Wheeler, a former Marine, will be the guest speaker for the event. If rain, the ceremony will be held inside Fohs Hall.
• Also on Memorial Day at 11 a.m., Shady Grove Cemetery will host its annual service, with Crittenden County Judge-Executive Perry Newcom as the featured speaker. A meal will be served at the Shady Grove Volunteer Fire Department following the service.