From the June 1, 1993 edition of The Wayne Herald
Picture-perfect Memorial Day holds memories
Wayne County paused to honor its war dead and departed veterans Monday during a near picture-perfect Memorial Day.
In a ceremony at 10:30 at the cemetery, a crowd of nearly 300 stood among the fluttering flags, each of which had once covered the casket of a departed veteran and heard inspiring words about the sacrifices each made to protect the freedoms we all enjoy.
"Listen carefully! Rev. Jack Williams, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, said. "Can you hear the voices? Hidden under each stone is a personal message."
He encouraged the crowd to listen for the messages and to remember with thankfulness the "struggles, blessings, hardships and celebrations" each life and each headstone represented.
He encouraged also for those living to make good use of the "precious interim" which is the "time to be born and time to die."
"By the grace of God, truly we are only passing through, only etching our mark on a stone soon to be forgotten. Still, death is not the final word of our existence. The final word belongs to God," he said.
