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Stark Memorial Funeral Home owner Dan Madden, left, and Salem Parks Director Shane Franks stand between two new benches and a new flag pole at the new Garden of Memories by Stark Memorial near the State Street entrance to Centennial Park. Located off of Park Drive, the flag pole is in memory of those who passed away last year and one of the benches is in memory of former Stark Memorial owner Russell C. Loudon, who died last year. (Salem News photo by Mary Ann Greier)
SALEM A garden to remember those who have passed from this life now has two benches and a flag pole where visitors can rest and reflect.
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Morning Journal/Mary Ann Greier
This strip of land along Park Drive in Salem has been selected as the site for the Garden of Memories by Stark Memorial.
SALEM A strip of land stretching from State Street to Pershing Street along Park Drive, leading into Centennial Park, will become a place where residents can sit and remember loved ones lost.
To be known as The Garden of Memories by Stark Memorial, the park land will be transformed gradually with annual donations of trees, benches or other items by the funeral home in memory of the people who have passed on.
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This strip of land along Park Drive, which is city park property and leads into Centennial Park, has been selected as the site for the Garden of Memories by Stark Memorial. The funeral home is partnering with the park district to donate trees, benches or other items each year to transform the area into a place of reflection to remember loved ones lost. This yearâs donation will include a flag pole in memory of people lost in 2020 and a bench in memory of Russell Loudon, former owner of Stark Memorial, who recently passed away. (Salem News photo by Mary Ann Greier)