Friday evening at 4 p.m. the community is invited to make their way to Pinelawn Memory Garden, 28808 Highway 76 E., for their annual Candle Lighting Ceremony.
Pinelawn Memory Garden Manager Barry Whitman has been around for 15 of these ceremonies. This year will mark his 16
th year, but he said the ceremony itself has been held for approximately 30 years.
“This year it’s going to be handled different because of the virus. Normally we have candles on the gravesite of each person who has passed away. This year, there will be candles around the roadways of the cemetery and we’re going to have those lit by 4 p.m. Those are our intentions,” he said.