Rockford Memorial Day Service
May 30, 2020 at 2:00 pm
NC Confederate Memorial Day Service Rockford Confederate Veterans Saturday May 30, 2020 at 2:00 PM Rockford Baptist Church Cemetery, Rockford, NC.
The Yadkin Gray Eagles Camp #1765 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans invites you to a special Confederate Memorial Day observance at the Rockford Baptist Church Cemetery in Rockford, N.C. During the service, Iron Cross’s will be dedicated for two brothers who served in Company A of the 28th North Carolina Troops, Pvt. Hardin Holyfield and 1st Sgt. Watson B Holyfield. Other Veterans of Confederate service as well as veterans from other wars and time periods are buried there. All will be honored during the service. Stories of the Confederate Veterans will be shared as 2020 marks the 5th year of the 155th Anniversary of the War Between the States. Local musician Stan Clardy will provide plenty of heartwarming period music. War Between the States re-enactors will also honor Confederate Veterans from Yadkin County with a special period rifle volley.
Directions: The Church is located at 4947 Rockford Road, Dobson, NC 27017. As Rockford itself is unincorporated, without a post office, the town is listed with a Dobson address. Please park in the parking lot across from the church. The service will be held in the top left corner of the cemetery. For questions or additional information please contact: Greg Cheek (336) 428-2026 ghcheek@earthlink.net Charles Mathews (336) 588-8633 mathews2905@yadtel.net
The Yadkin Gray Eagles Camp #1765 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans invites you to a special Confederate Memorial Day observance at the Rockford Baptist Church Cemetery in Rockford, N.C. During the service, Iron Cross’s will be dedicated for two brothers who served in Company A of the 28th North Carolina Troops, Pvt. Hardin Holyfield and 1st Sgt. Watson B Holyfield. Other Veterans of Confederate service as well as veterans from other wars and time periods are buried there. All will be honored during the service. Stories of the Confederate Veterans will be shared as 2020 marks the 5th year of the 155th Anniversary of the War Between the States. Local musician Stan Clardy will provide plenty of heartwarming period music. War Between the States re-enactors will also honor Confederate Veterans from Yadkin County with a special period rifle volley.
Directions: The Church is located at 4947 Rockford Road, Dobson, NC 27017. As Rockford itself is unincorporated, without a post office, the town is listed with a Dobson address. Please park in the parking lot across from the church. The service will be held in the top left corner of the cemetery. For questions or additional information please contact: Greg Cheek (336) 428-2026 ghcheek@earthlink.net Charles Mathews (336) 588-8633 mathews2905@yadtel.net