Greetings friends of Central Cemetery!

The 4th Sunday in June will be here soon and that means DECORATION SUNDAY! I hope you are all planning to attend. We will gather at the Cemetery on Sunday morning and have a worship service at 11:00 led by Mr. David Trent. There will be a brief business meeting immediately following the service and then we will EAT! A hot dog/hamburger lunch will be provided (provided you tell me you are coming!). Please let me know you are coming so I can have enough food for everyone.

We’d love to see you on Saturday, too! On Saturday we will have a cleanup day at the Cemetery. If we could get just one representative from each family come and spend only an hour or two cleaning their family markers the day would be a great success. You need not spend all day, just a couple of hours would be great. This is a wonderful time of fun and fellowship. We will have a cookout at noon on Saturday, too. Some come and work a little, visit, more, and eat a lot!

If you can’t come to Central during Decoration weekend please consider sending a donation to help with the upkeep of the grounds. Make checks out to the Central Cemetery Fund and mail them to: 151 Cherry Stone Avenue in Bluefield, Virginia 24605. Call me at (276) 322-3911 to talk about Cemetery business, or anything else!

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We have had 4 deaths at Central this year The obituaries are below:

Junior Parks, age 75, of Bishopville, Md. passed away Friday, May 23, 2014, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Md. He was born June 17, 1938, to the late George Clifton and Jenny Lou Ross Parks in Sugar Grove, Va.

He was a retired carpenter. He worked in construction for many years, and was a quiet, hard working man who was dedicated to his family and friends. He will be greatly missed.

He is survived by his wife, Norma Jane Niblett Parks. He is also survived by his siblings: Robert Parks of Darlington, Md., Kate Buchanan, of Hudson, Fla., Mildred Osborne, of Johnson City, Tenn., Lugean Hall of Sugar Grove, Va. and Francis Johnson of Sugar Grove, Va.; as well as many nephews, nieces and cousins, along with many, many friends.

He also leaves behind his beloved canine friend Molly the poodle. In addition to his parents, Mr. Parks was preceded by four brothers: William “Will” Lee, Luther Edward, Billy Gale and Roger Dale Parks. He also was preceded by a sister: Ona Odell Parks. His remains were interred at the Bishopville Cemetery with Pastor Dean Perdue officiating.