Two Medal of Honor recipients among service members at Oak Hill Cemetery
Local historian and author sheds light on some of the over 2,000 service men and women laid to rest at historic burial ground in Battle Creek
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Local historian and author sheds light on some of the over 2,000 service men and women laid to rest at historic burial ground in Battle Creek
Two Medal of Honor recipients among service members remembered at Oak Hill Cemetery Nick Buckley, Battle Creek Enquirer © Courtesy of Oak Hill U.S. military veterans gather for a Memorial Day service at Oak Hill Cemetery in Battle Creek on May 30, 1921. Hundreds of veterans and service members, some in business attire and others in uniform, posed for a portrait as they came to pay their respects at Oak Hill Cemetery. It was May 30, 1921 or "Decoration Day" — at the time a Michigan state holiday —when the graves of fallen soldiers who died in the line of duty would b...
Potomac Edison 2021 Tree Trimming Program Underway Company shifts to four-year trimming cycle in Maryland to enhance system reliability News provided by Share this article Share this article WILLIAMSPORT, Md., April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Potomac Edison, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), has kicked off its 2021 tree trimming program with plans to clear vegetation along approximately 1,670 miles of power lines in its Maryland service area and 1,550 miles of lines in its territory in the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. Beginning this year, Potomac Edison's Maryland vegetati...
“Bob Died.” … … Is what he requested his obituary read. Thankfully, we have the last word! Bob passed away peacefully at his home on April 3, surrounded by his beloved family. Robert J. Snyder (Bob) was born in Fremont on March 16, 1946 to Louis S. Snyder and Gertrude E. (Beier) Snyder. After his graduation from Clyde High School in 1964, Bob moved to Port Clinton (Catawba Island), where he met and married the love of his life, Linda (Krempa) Snyder. It was in Port Clinton that Bob realized his dream of entrepreneurship for the first time, taking over the Catawba Garbage pickup. He th...
Mar 5, 2021 Fay Juanita Wright, 81, of Williamsport, MD went into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 at Meritus Medical Center. Born Dec. 4, 1939 in Keezletown, VA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph W. Deeds, Sr. and Mamie Ellen Pence Deeds. Fay is survived by her children, Paul and wife Morgan Wright, Jon and his fiance, Kristin Frace, two grandchildren, John-David and Noah. In addition, she is survived by three sisters, Dorothy Shade, Gail Boarman and Sharon Naf, and three brothers, Hilary Deeds, Danny Bean and John Jeff Naf, along with faithful lif...