Conroe Courier December 11, 2023

Five Montgomery County cemeteries will be part of the nationwide effort to honor veterans on National Wreaths Across America Day on Saturday. 

Here is what to know about the project:

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What is it? 

Wreaths Across America is a nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester in 1992.

The organization’s yearlong mission to “Remember, Honor, and Teach,” is carried out in part each year by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington, as well as at more than 3,700 veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and overseas. 

The Wreaths Across America website has an interactive map of where ceremonies will take place in Montgomery County and throughout the country. 

When is it? 

Ceremonies this year will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday in the five locations in Montgomery County where volunteer groups will place the wreaths on veteran graves in the cemetery as well has have a small service of remembrance.

Where are the ceremonies? 

The five Montgomery County participating cemeteries are Oakwood Cemetery at the intersection of 10th Street and Texas 105 in Conroe. Many of the early residents of Conroe are interred in this cemetery. 

Volunteer sponsored more than 500 wreaths to be placed on graves at this cemetery. In the event of heavy storms, the project will be rescheduled to 1:30 p.m. Sunday. 

Klein Funeral Homes & Memorial Parks serving Magnolia and The Woodlands will place 179 wreaths. This location is at 14711 FM 1488 in Magnolia.

The Montgomery New Cemetery will have 219 wreaths placed at 408 Old Plantersville Road in Montgomery and the Montgomery Memorial Cemetery will place 81 wreaths at 22985 FM 1097, Montgomery. 

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What’s new this year 

Forest Park The Woodlands Funeral Home & Cemetery is participating in the project for the first time this year. 

The nonprofit Spring Creek Area Blue Star Mothers coordinated the effort to get wreaths sponsored as a fundraiser to further their mission of serving veterans locally and overseas.

They are supporting the project at Forest Park and Oakwood Cemetery. The organization is made of mothers, stepmothers, grandmothers and female legal guardians, who have children serving in the military, guard, or reserves, or children of veterans. 

Volunteers will place 418 wreaths at this location at 18000 Interstate 45, The Woodlands, following a ceremony featuring local groups. 

See more about the project at the Wreaths Across America website.Â