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Pardon, may I borrow your
CASKET?
Sweeney-Dodds Outfits Veterans Members of an honor/color guard from area veterans organizations are now equipped to attend ceremonies in all types of weather, thanks to Sweeney-Dodds Funeral Home. The Dodds family, owners of funeral homes in Carrollton and Amsterdam, Ohio, work closely with the honor/color guard for military funeral services. “These men stand outside in all types of weather,” said Lester Dodds. “They provide a service to the families of deceased veterans which is very impressive and they do so at their own cost.”
OGR member Adam Martin (center) of Martin Funeral Home is loaning a casket to his town theater group for an upcoming show.
Behind the Scenes for “Stealing Home”: As a new approach for getting involved in his community, Adam Martin of Miles Martin Funeral Home in Mt. Morris, Michigan loaned a casket and other funeral related items to his town theater group for an upcoming show. Clio Cast and Crew, the community theater group, will be presenting “Stealing Home”, a comedy about two conmen who mistakenly break into a funeral home. Cast members JR Nunley (Cecil) and Dean Norrington (Pug), pictured above with Adam, expressed gratitude and excitement over having authentic props for their show. The play runs through the end of March.
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The Dodds family decided they would like to do something for the group and all-weather coats were the perfect fit. The honor/color guard is comprised of about 35 members of veterans’ organizations from Carrollton, Amsterdam, Minerva and Malvern who travel throughout Carroll County, as far south as Steubenville and as far north as
Canton to perform military services at funerals for county veterans. “Our youngest member is 54 and our oldest is 92,” said Toby Davis, who represents Fighting McCook VFW Post 3301. “Last year we did 112 military funerals.” Not all the veterans are able to participate at each funeral, they share the duties among the veterans making sure there are sufficient members at each one. “Many of the veterans organizations don’t have honor/color guard anymore so we all get together and help each other out,” Davis said. The Dodds’ enlisted the services of Carrollton resident Pam Dye to embroider the words “Honor Guard” on each jacket. “We really appreciate the jackets,” Davis said. “Knowing that the Dodds family is thinking of us really means something,” he added. OGR is proud to have Sweeny-Dodds as a member!
Spring 2013 | The Independent | www.ogr.org ®
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