The Ironton Tribune • Memorial Day 2022

Lori Donohue

Lloyd Richmond

Joe Sharp

2022 GRAND MARSHAL

2022 HONORARY GRAND MARSHAL

2022 PARADE COMMANDER

Memorial Day Parade 154TH IRONTON-LAWRENCE COUNTY

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he IrontonLawrence County Memorial Day Parade begins at 10 a.m. at Sixth and Center streets.

From there, the two-and-a-half-hourlong procession turns left onto Third Street and continues southward to Quincy Street.

After a left turn on Quincy Street, the parade procession will continue to Sixth Street, turn left and continue back to Center Street.

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A proud local tradition continues

n the City of Ironton, having the longest running Memorial Day Parade in the nation says a lot about how we as a community come together to show our patriotism and honor our veterans.

I am so grateful for all of the hard work that our parade committee has put in over the years.

The planning and organization that goes into making this event a success comes from the passion these folks have for our veteran s community. No other

community does it like Ironton when it comes to celebrating our veterans throughout Memorial Day weekend.

As we approach another great Memorial Day weekend, I would like to challenge everyone to make an effort to show

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thanks to someone from our veterans community.

These folks have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation so we can have such wonderful things, like the events we have over Memorial Day weekend.

I am so proud to serve such a patriotic community as mayor, and I will continue to do my best for the city and our Veteran’s community.

Be safe and have a great Memorial Day weekend!

Samuel Cramblit II is the mayor of Ironton.

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2022 HONORARY GRAND MARSHAL D N O M H C LLOYD RI STORY BY MARK SHAFFER PHOTO SUBMITTED

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he honorary grand marshal of the 154th Ironton-Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade is Lloyd Richmond, who served in the U.S. Army Air Corp’s 336th Air Service Squadron during World War II. Richmond has done a lot in his 102 years; he’s been a farmer, a soldier, a baker, a teacher, a librarian and a choir leader. He wrote children’s books and gospel songs for his church, Zoar Baptist in Coal Grove.

He even wrote a marching song called “Wheels on Ohio’s Highways” for the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Richmond had an extremely humble beginning; he was born in a tent along the Elk River near Charleston, West Virginia. He and his parents and two brothers and two sisters lived in the tent for several months before joining other family members in Silver Hill, located in West Virginia’s panhandle.

As a young man, he helped run the family farm, doing chores like cutting firewood, feeding the animals, milking cows and carrying water from the creek to the house. He also helped the postman to deliver mail and transport passengers from town to town.

While a Magnolia High School junior, he contracted rheumatic fever and was bedridden for two years. He graduated high school and then Uncle Sam called him to serve his country.

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2022 GRAND MARSHAL UE H O N O LORI D STORY, PHOTO BY HEATH HARRISON

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t’s a huge honor, and not something I ever expected,” Lori Donohue said of being named as grand marshal for this year’s IrontonLawrence County Memorial Day Parade.

Donohue has been involved with the parade for a number of years, but said she is more used to “working behind the scenes” in the preparation for it and the surrounding events paying tribute to veterans and those who lost their lives in service to the country.

“But it’s a huge honor, paying tribute to all who have sacrificed for our freedoms,” she said. “You can give something back to them and their families and show respect.”

Donohue’s serving as grand marshal was preceded by her being named as parade commander last year.

Lori grew up in Ashland, Kentucky, and said she did not know about the yearly gathering to watch the Ironton Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade, but was introduced to the tradition back in 1987 by her now husband, Rich.

Sitting with the rest of the

Donohue family at the same spot on Sixth Street each year has become an important family tradition, she said. And, after years of watching the parade, she and Rich became active members of the parade committee.

Donohue is a member of Wildwood Baptist Church in Ashland, where she is the organist and also works with the children’s choir. Her musical expertise has been at the center of much of her Memorial Day work, with her performing the music for both the Navy Night and Woodland Cemetery services, as well as encouraging promising music students to do so for the past eight years.

Donohue is currently an art teacher at Rock Hill Middle School, where she has incorporated a project into her teaching. Students created Christmas cards for veterans in December that were sent to the VA hospital in Huntington.

Also this year, her students teamed with Project Gratitude, a project of Connor Waller, a St. Joseph Central

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t doesn’t matter what you need, he’s right there,” Lou Pyles, of the Ironton-Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade Committee, said of Joe Sharp, this year’s parade commander.

Pyles said Sharp has been a part of the parade committee for more than 30 years and has always been willing to go the extra mile to make sure the event succeeds each year.

“He’s a nice little guy and has always helps us do anything we asked him to do,” she said, stating the honor this year for him is well deserved. “He’s always helping somebody and always comes to the meetings.”

She said he’s always available in the staging area, helping the Scout troops get banners to the gathering points, as well as handing out programs at Navy Night and showing up early at the annual ceremony at Woodland Cemetery.

“And it’s very helpful of him to do that,” Pyles said.

Sharp has participated in the parades, prepared, distributed and collected parade banners and flags, assisted in crowd and traffic control, placed flags on the Woodland Cemetery bridge and assisted in placing more than 1,200 American flags on Veterans’ graves each Memorial Day holiday.

Those who know him describe him as having a deep and patriotic interest in the parade, its long history and meaning to the county and nation.

Sharp was born Aug. 17, 1946 and is a life-long resident of Ironton and Lawrence County.

He attended Ironton Public Schools and graduated in 1965 and has been a member of the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #701 for 29 years.

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High senior and Lawrence County Civic Scholar, in which thank you cards were sent to first responders and soldiers.

“Ours went to soldiers who are deployed,” Donohue said.

Donohue previously taught music and art at Rock Hill Elementary School.

She and her husband have three children, Caitlyn (Adam) Marasek, Chris (Morgan) Donohue and Cameron Donohue. They also have three grandchildren, Naomi, Ronan

and Griffin Marasek.

She said her involvement with the parade increased after their children were grown. The family is deeply committed to the event, and Rich, an Ironton businessman, has served twice as grand marshal and twice as parade commander of the event.

Donohue said the duties of grand marshal are important and are “to see that everything goes well with the parade and the week moving up to the parade.”

“You lead everybody in preparation for the parade and make sure that

everything goes off like it should,” she said. “And you’re representing the whole community and all the work put into keeping the tradition alive.”

She said she feels being a part of the tradition is a way to honor all her family members who have served their country, which include father-in-law, Paul Donohue — World War II - U.S. Army; uncles, Thomas E Griffith - World War II - U.S. Navy radioman on the USS Oklahoma, Charles Hitchcock – World War II - U.S. Army paratrooper, Paul Hitchcock – World War II - U.S. Army,

Michael Griffith – Vietnam - U.S. Army; brothers-in-law, Mike Smith – Vietnam – U.S. Army, Robert Bellomy -Vietnam, Richard May – U.S. Air Force, Ray Gerron – U.S. Navy and Bill Osgood – U.S. Army.

“It is an honor to serve as the grand marshal for the 2022 IrontonLawrence County Memorial Day Parade,” Donohue said. “I’ve always enjoyed being behind the scenes to help make each parade something special that honors those who have given their lives to keep our country free.

This year will be even more special.”

the sailor had given me,” Richmond said.

The same mechanics helped out with his wood-burning stove that was on a trailer to make it mobile.

“I told the guys I can’t be out hunting up wood for it. They said they would take care of it,” he said.

“They worked on it and, when I got it back, it ran on 60 octane automotive gasoline.”

In return for their generosity, the same mechanics would find loaves of bread and a tin of jelly waiting in their tents when they got off work.

“They’d be going through the food line and they would just grin at me,” Richmond said. “I was always well liked. I helped keep them well fed.”

After the war ended, he came back to the Tri-State and got a job at Heiner’s bakery.

He found that it wasn’t to his liking.

“I soon realized I couldn’t just do something so repetitive. In the Army, I had to do it and the guys needed the bread,” Richmond said. “When I found out I could go to Marshall College on the GI Bill, I took that.”

He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in history and music and a Master’s Degree in history in 1950.

“I majored in history, but I liked music better,” Richmond said.

He got a job teaching history at Crum High School, but he started teaching music because of a bunch of rowdy kids.

“The principal saw that I had studied music and he asked if I would help hold the kids down by teaching singing at noon,” Richmond said. “I said I would be glad to. One of the teachers played the piano and I taught them music.”

It was in 1950 he met a young woman named Phyllis McKnight, of Coal Grove. In 1951, he started teaching at Rock Hill High School and married Phyllis. They made their home in Coal Grove.

They had two daughters, Paula Faye and Tammy. The family started attending Zoar Baptist Church in Coal Grove and began a music program there, leading the youth choir. (After 55 years, he still attends the church when he feels well enough. He currently lives in Barboursville with his daughter, Tammy.)

He taught at Rock Hill from 19501955, and then was at South Point schools from 1955-1960, then Dawson– Bryant schools from 1960-1971.

It was at Dawson-Bryant that Richmond was asked by State Rep. Carlton Davidson to compose a marching song for the highway patrol.

The teacher and the DawsonBryant High School Mixed Choir performed “Wheels on Ohio’s Highways” at the OSHP Academy’s graduation in 1968.

“I was kind of a biggie that year,” Richmond said, with a chuckle.

He was at Ironton schools from 1971-1986 as the high school librarian, the audio-visual director and yearbook advisor.

“I liked being a librarian with everything so orderly,” Richmond said.

He was also a librarian at Ohio University and spent 10 years repairing audio-visual equipment for both Ironton and Dawson-Bryant schools.

When Richmond hit 100 years of age, Zoar Baptist had him come back for a special night.

“I didn’t really know what they had planned. Well, I got there and they wanted me to get up and direct the choir,” he said. “Well, I looked at the choir and what the preacher had done, which was marvelous, he had gotten the youth choir people together. I stepped up there, they were all smiling and I said ‘Hey, you guys are my youth choir!’ We did the songs I had written. It was great.”

As for being this year’s honorary grand marshal, Richmond said he thinks it is great.

“I’d like to thank the parade committee, the City of Ironton and Lawrence County for this great honor of being the honorary grand marshal of the 154th Memorial Day parade,” he said. “It is an honor to represent the service members who came before me and will come after me, as America has always been worth fighting for.”

RICHMOND CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 He set sail from San Francisco on a captured German ship and was taken to the South Pacific war theater.

His job was to be a baker and help feed the men in his outfit as they traveled to Australia, New Guinea, Wake Island, Morotai and the Philippines to help service the Air Corps bombers.

“I had to bake 300 loaves of bread every day. And it was on a field kitchen, so it wasn’t easy,” Richmond said. But a bit of ingenuity and help made his job easier.

On one ship, he was admiring a Navy baker’s bread pans, which were designed to bake five loaves at a time.

“I said ‘If I had the bread pans like you’ve got, I could do my bread a lot easier,’” Richmond said. “When we were getting ready to leave at the last port we pulled into, he said ‘I got something for you. Open your shirt.’ He gave me one of the five loaf pans.”

Turns out that the pan was too wide for the field kitchen. So, Richmond gave it to some mechanics that cut off part of the pan, turning it into a four-loaf pan that fit perfectly into the oven.

“And then, they made me two more out of aircraft aluminum. And those were actually better than the one

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PARADE DIVISIONS HONOR THOSE WHO SERVED

By HEATH HARRISON The Ironton Tribune

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here are 11 divisions in this year’s parade and nine of the divisions are renamed this year for service men and women who have died.

Families and friends submit information about their loved one to the parade committee, which selects 10 honorees each year (Typically, there are 12 divisions). Following the division banner is the banner bearing the name of the honoree.

The first two divisions are permanently named for two outstanding Lawrence Countians.

Division 1 — Russell Long Donald Russell Long was born Aug. 27, 1939, in Lawrence County.

Long joined the Army in 1963 and

by June 30, 1966, was serving as a Sergeant in Troop C, 1st Squadron, Fourth Cavalry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. On that day, Long’s unit came under heavy enemy attack during a reconnaissance patrol.

During the battle, a hand grenade was thrown near Long and the crew of a disabled armored personnel carrier. He threw himself on the grenade, successfully protecting his fellow soldiers while sacrificing his own life.

He was 26 years old. His citation read: “For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty.

Troops B and C, while conducting a reconnaissance mission along a road were suddenly attacked by a Viet Cong regiment, supported by mortars, recoilless rifles and machine guns, from concealed positions astride the road. Sgt. Long abandoned the relative safety of his armored personnel carrier and braved a withering hail of enemy fire to carry wounded men to evacu-

ation helicopters.

As the platoon fought its way forward to resupply advanced elements, Sgt. Long repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire at point blank range to provide the needed supplies.

While assaulting the Viet Cong position, Sgt. Long inspired his comrades by fearlessly standing unprotected to repel the enemy with rifle fire and grenades as they attempted to mount his carrier.

When the enemy threatened to overrun a disabled carrier nearby, Sgt. Long again disregarded his own safety to help the severely wounded crew to safety. As he was handing arms to the less seriously wounded and reorganizing them to press the attack, an enemy grenade was hurled onto the carrier deck.

Immediately recognizing the imminent danger, he instinctively shouted a warning to the crew and pushed to safety one man who had not heard his warning over the roar of battle.

Realizing that these actions would not fully protect the exposed crewmen from the deadly explosion, he threw himself over the grenade to absorb the blast and thereby saved the lives of eight of his comrades at the expense of his life.

Throughout the battle, Sgt. Long’s extraordinary heroism, courage and supreme devotion to his men were in the finest tradition of the military service, and reflect great credit upon himself and the U.S. Army.”

He was awarded the Purple Heart and Medal of Honor.

Division 2 — Joe Williams William Joseph Williams was, at his death, one of the oldest and most active members of the Ironton Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade.

He was honorary grand marshal in 2004. He had been grand marshal,

parade commander and just about everything else in the years before then. He had served for so long and was such an ardent supporter of the parade, other committee members often called him “Mr. Parade.”

Williams is credited with promoting church involvement — he was a minister himself — and with helping organize the annual Navy Night service that is always the Thursday before Memorial Day. The parade committee so respected Williams that it named its outstanding service awards for him.

Williams was a U.S. Army veteran during World War II and was stationed in the Philippines. Williams died in 2004 at the age of 84.

Division 3 — Hobart Joe Wiseman Hobart Joe Wiseman, of Pedro, was a commander in the U.S. Navy.

He was born July 14, 1928, in Waterloo, the son of Frank E. Wiseman and Josie Wilson, and was the husband of Jeanne Reifsnyder Wiseman, who he married in 1954.

He was the father of John Wilson Wiseman, Lael Stewart Wiseman, Tey Carter Wiseman and Brett Wallner Wiseman.

He served in the U.S. Navy from June 1952-June 1976, followed by work for the Lawrence County Sheriff ’s Department from 1977-1980 and the office of Craig Allen, attorney at law, beginning in 1980, where he worked for 40 years.

Wiseman graduated from Waterloo Public Schools in 1946 and attended Rio Grande College and Ohio University. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1952 and the U.S. Submarine School in 1954 and attended the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, at Fort Leavenworth, from 1972-1976.

Wiseman died Nov. 11, 2021 at age 93.

Division 4 — Hardy Preston Barker

Hardy Preston Barker, of Pedro, was born Aug. 6, 1929, the son of Walter and Minti Williams Barker.

Growing up in Westwood, Kentucky, his father died when he was a young boy and he became the provider for the family, working jobs such as a golf caddy, a newspaper carrier and pin setter at a bowling alley.

He was drafted in 1951 to serve in the U.S. Army in Korea, training at Fort Knox. He served in the Korean War for the entire year of 1952 in the 89 Tank Battalion and on the front line as a tank and Jeep mechanic.

Upon returning home, he met his wife, Opal Marie Shelton Barker, marrying her six months later, and bought his first house through the G.I. Bill. He was the father of Chela Burd, Hardy Barker and Terry Barker.

Barker worked at Armco for 43 years and owned an 80-acre farm near Lake Vesuvius. He was the honorary grand marshal of the 2014 Ironton-Lawrence County Memorial Day parade.

Barker died Oct. 13, 2021 at age 92.

Division 5 – Thomas Williams Thomas Elbert Williams, of Waterloo, was born April 27, 1946, in Ironton.

He was the son of Elbert “Eb” and Clara Henson Williams and was married to Barbara Williams for 55 years.

He graduated in 1964 from Ironton High School, where he excelled in band.

He was the father of Craig Williams, Scott Williams and Helen Khairallah, and grandfather of George Khairallah and Synthia Khairallah.

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DIVISIONS CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 He was a disabled Vietnam veteran and taught at Open Door Schools, where he started 4-H; Symmes Valley School District; and Hannon Trace Elementary, where he coached basketball and volleyball. He also coached Symmes Valley Little League, Senior League and Buddy Basketball.

He served his community as a volunteer firefighter and first responder medic with SEOEMS and was a gentleman farmer.

He was a member of Symmes Valley Veterans, Disabled Veterans of Ironton and served veterans and families of Lawrence County as commissioner.

Williams died in 2021.

Division 6 — Larry Michael Johnson Larry Michael Johnson, of South Point, was born Nov. 27, 1949, to John and Alice Johnson. He was the husband of Loretta Johnson.

He was inducted into the U.S. Army on Oct. 26, 1970, and served in the Charlie Company, 701st Maintenance Battalion of the “Big Red One” 1st Infantry Division, stationed in Fort Riley, Kansas.

Johnson’s trade in the army was field wireman and during his service, he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal and earned his sharpshooter marksmanship badge. In addition to his time in Fort Riley, he served in Germany during the Vietnam era and was discharged from the army on May 1, 1972, with the rank of SP4.

After his time in the military, he worked in the construction industry on a variety of projects in Ohio. He was a member of Laborers Local #83 and, in Lawrence County, worked on projects, including at Allied Chemical, Dayton Malleable and the Lawrence County Courthouse.

He was a partner in launching Be Hope Church in Ironton in 2020, where he attended when his health allowed.

Johnson died Jan. 27, 2022, at age 72 and was buried at Highland Memorial Gardens with military honors.

LARRY MICHAEL JOHNSON Division 7 — George C. Haskins Pvt. George C. Haskins, of Pedro, was born Aug. 8, 1916, the son of Cecil and Nellie Haskins.

He served in the 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Division, during World War II, training at Fort Thomas, Kentucky and Camp Blanding, Florida. He was one of four Haskins brothers who were in the service at the time.

Haskins was wounded in France in May 1944. Once he recuperated, he was sent back to the front lines, where he was killed in action on Sept. 21, 1944.

Haskins was survived by his wife, Marjorie Haskins, who never remarried and lived the rest of her life in the home they built, and his children, Betty Lucille and Justin Cecil.

Haskins was awarded the WWII Victory Medal, Combat Infantry

Badge, American Campaign Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Marksmanship badge, Purple Heart, Army Presidential Unit Citation and the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal.

He was buried at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Belgium, the resting place of many soldiers who lost their lives liberating Europe from Nazi Germany. A French couple “adopted” the grave and periodically sent photos of it to his widow.

Haskins is the grandfather of Steven D. Hutchinson, Linda D. Howard, Alan C. Hutchinson, Anthony J. Hutchinson and Cindy L. Russell.

Division 8 — Raymond Charles Gerren Jr. Ray “RC” was a Petty Officer Second Class in the U.S. Navy. He was born in Columbus on March 18,

GEORGE C. HASKINS 1966, to Raymond and Hattie Burgess Garren.

He was a husband to Dale Donohue Schwab Gerren and father to Raymond Charles Gerren III, Robert Gerren, Rebekah Phelps, Jonathan Schwab, Andrew Schwab, Allison Schwab and Jacob Schwab, and grandfather to Levi, Forest, Adalyn, Declan, Emmalyn and Harrison.

He was a 1984 graduate of Pickerington High School and a construction electrician with the U.S. Navy Seabees from 1984-1990. His deployments included Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Okinawa, Japan; South Korea; Rota, Spain; and Guam. His father served in the Navy Reserves and his son, Charlie, currently serves in the U.S. Air Force, something that made him proud. After an honorable discharge from the Navy, Ray worked as an electrician for the City of Athens. He died on Nov. 20, 2020.

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154TH IRONTON-LAWRENCE COUNTY MEMORIAL DAY PARADE LINEUP Grand marshal – Lori Donohue Parade commander – Joe Sharp DIVISION LOCATIONS • First division: Center Street between Fourth and Sixth streets • Second division: Sixth Street between Center and Vernon streets, facing down river • Third division: Sixth Street between Center and Buckhorn streets • Fourth division: Railroad Street between Fifth and Sixth streets • Fifth division: Railroad Street between Sixth and Seventh streets • Sixth division: Lawrence Street between Sixth and Eighth streets • Seventh division: Lawrence Street between Fourth and Sixth streets • Eighth division: Buckhorn Street between Sixth and Eighth streets • Ninth division: Buckhorn Street between Fourth and Sixth streets • Tenth division: Moulton’s Field Floats to be judged: line up on Railroad Street between Second and Fourth streets, facing the hill.

Line up by 8:15 a.m., judging 9 a.m.

Fire trucks: Line up on either side of center street between Sixth and Eighth streets, facing the river.

Note: entries not received by the publish date may not be listed below. Qualified entrants not listed

on the lineup may report to the 8th division of the parade on Monday, May 30.

FIRST DIVISION – VETERANS, VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS, AUXILIARIES RUSSELL LONG HONORARY DIVISION Line up on Center Street between Fourth and Sixth streets • Brent Pyles, Rich Donohue – Division commanders • Color Guard – VFW Post 8850 • Parade bugler • Gunnery salute – VFW Post 8850 • Riderless horse – handler, Leslie Arbold horse – “Rosie” • Ironton-Lawrence County Memorial Day banner • First Division banner • Division name banner • Grand marshal – Lori Donohue • Parade commander – Joe Sharp • Dean Robinson – military Jeep replica • Honorary grand marshal – Lloyd Richmond, World War II U.S. Army veteran • City of Ironton Fire Department • Ironton High School band • Ironton High School varsity cheerleaders • Ironton Middle School cheerleaders • St. Joseph Central High School cheerleaders • Past grand marshals float • VFW Post 8850 Ladies Auxiliary

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• Military Order of Purple Hearts – Chapter 765 • DAV H.P. Doc Riley Chapter 51 • Symmes Valley Veterans (float) • American Legion Post 433 (vehicles, float, truck and motorcycles) • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Yatesville (float) • Marine Corps League (trucks and float) • Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 949 (vehicles) • Retired U.S. Navy Seabees – Huntington, West Virginia (float) SECOND DIVISION – MILITARY JOE WILLIAMS HONORARY DIVISION Line up on Sixth Street between Center and Vernon streets, facing down river • Chris Donohue, Laura Brown – Division commanders • Second Division banner • Division name banner • Family of Joe Williams (vehicle) • Dawson-Bryant High School marching band • Battery “l”, 1st Ohio Light Artillery • Airborne re-enactors, 502 PIR Baker Co. World War II • Family of Master Sgt. Michael A. Riggle (vehicle) • U.S. Marines (truck) • Band of Brothers (James Jackson) • Harbour Health Care of Ironton

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(Cosper Jenkins) • Lawrence County Honoring Our Heroes • Morning Point Senior Living veterans (vehicle) • Sanctuary of Ohio Valley veterans (vehicle) • William C. Lambert Museum and Archive re-enactors • Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center (vehicle) • River Run of Coal Grove (vehicle) THIRD DIVISION CDR. JOE WISEMAN, USN HONORARY DIVISION Line up on Sixth Street between Center and Buckhorn streets • Lou Pyles, Chad and Kim Pemberton – Division commanders • Third division banner • Division name banner • Wiseman family (vehicle) • Rock Hill High School marching band • Rock Hill cheerleaders • Ironton Mayor Sam Cramblit II • Ironton Middle School (float) • Ironton Police Department • Lawrence County office holders • Lawrence County sheriff • Lawrence County commissioners • Lawrence County EMA • Ohio 4th District Court of Appeals judge (Jason Smith)

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• Ohio 4th District Court of Appeals judge (Kristy Wilkin) • Lawrence County Historical Society • Ironton Municipal Court (vehicle) • Ohio State Highway Patrol • Hanging Rock Police Department • South Point Police Department • Coal Grove Police Department • Proctorville Police Department • Chesapeake Police Department • Kentucky State Police • Cabell County Sheriff’s Department • Ashland Police Department • Russell Police Department • Boyd County Sheriff’s Department • Boyd County 911/RPSCC • Greenup County Sheriffs Office • Collins Career Technical Center • Lawrence County EMS – Ironton • Patriot Ambulance • U.S. Forest service – Smokey Bear – fire engine • Fire trucks: Proctorville Community VFD and Rescue, Hamilton Township Fire Department and mascot, Coal Grove Fire Department, Flatwoods, Kentucky Fire Department, Rome VFD, Decatur VFD, Perry Township VFD, Green Township VFD, South Point VFD, Fayette Township VFD, Windsor Township VFD, Lawrence Township VFD, Worthington Fire Department, Upper Township VFD, Elizabeth Township VFD, Aid Township VFD, Russell VFD and all other fire vehicles

TRAVEL FORECAST

May 30, 2022 The unofficial start to summer will be a busy one this year as AAA predicts 39.2 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend. This is an increase of 8.3% over 2021, bringing travel volumes almost in line with those in 2017.

Number of Memorial Day travelers

39.2 million

23 million

37 million

43 million

41.5 million

39.3 million

38 million

EIGHTH DIVISION RAYMOND CHARLES GERREN HONORARY DIVISION Line up on Buckhorn Street

SEE “LINEUP,” PAGE 15

37.3 million

SIXTH DIVISION LARRY “MIKE” JOHNSON HONORARY DIVISION Line up on Lawrence Street between Sixth and Eighth streets • Tom and Sally Inglis – Division commanders • Division banner • Division name banner

SEVENTH DIVISION GEORGE C. HASKINS HONORARY DIVISION Line up on Lawrence Street between Fourth and Sixth streets • Tony Howard – Division commander • Division banner • Division name banner • Haskins family (vehicle) • Path Behavioral Health (vehicle) • Southern Hope Recovery Center (vehicle) • Tea Party Treats and Sweets (float and vehicle) • SOMC-Ironton (vehicle) • Stuffin Fun (truck) • Lagrange Free Will Baptist Church (vehicle) • Royersville Missionary Baptist Church (vehicle) • NECCO foster care (vehicle) • STAR Community Justice Center (float) • Genesis Oxygen and Home Medical (vehicle)

between Sixth and Eighth streets • Scott Evans – Division commander • Division banner • Division name banner • Gerren family (vehicle) • Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of America Troop and Pack 106 (float) • Royal Ranger Outpost 392 (truck and trailer) • Glow-Girls Club (vehicle) • Pure International Teen Ohio – Cammy Bradshaw • Lawrence County Recovery (float) • Farm Hands 4-H Club (vehicle) • Hope’s Place Child Advocacy (float) • Diamond Light and Pearl Ministries (walkers) • Phoenix Center (walkers) • Bridgeview Health (vehicle)

35.5 million

FIFTH DIVISION TOM WILLIAMS HONORARY DIVISION Line up on Railroad Street between Sixth and Seventh streets • Rachel Turvey and Kylee Howard – Division commanders • Division banner • Division name banner • Williams family (vehicle) • El Hasa Shrine color guard • Shriner hospital vans • Potentate car • Chief rabban’s car • Past potentate car • Oriental band • Hillbilly cars and trucks

• Johnson family (vehicle) • Symmes Valley High School marching band (support truck) • Yvonne DeKay School of Dance • iHeart Radio (vehicle) (WTCR, B-97, WKEE) • American Pride (vehicle) • WSAZ (vehicle) • Abbott Home Care (vehicle) • Walk FM radio (vehicle) • All area 4-H clubs of Lawrence County • Pine Creek Mud Cats 4-H Club • Power Ranchers 4-H Club • Tri-State STEM+M Early College High School (truck) • Girl Scouts of Kentucky Wilderness Road (vehicle) • Convention of States (float and walkers) • Ohio University Southern (vehicle) • Malone Karate Studio (truck and float) • YMCA Youth Soccer League

35.5million

FOURTH DIVISION HARDY BARKER HONORARY DIVISION Line up on Railroad Street between Fifth and Sixth streets • Gabe Kidd, Luke Malone – Division commanders • Division banner • Division name banner • Barker family (vehicle) • BARKer Farm and Petting Zoo (animals and vehicles) • South Point High School marching band • South Point High School cheerleaders (vehicle) • Holiday Hair (vehicle)

• DAWG Radio and Planet Radio (vehicles) • Wallace Funeral Home (vintage vehicle) • Lawrence County Developmental Disabilities (float) • Rock Hill National Little League (nine vehicles) • Coal Grove Freezette (vehicle) • KDMC (vehicles and walkers) • Pine Grove Free Will Baptist Church (vehicle and float) • Miss Twirl Queen 2022 – Sydney Cochran • Texas Roadhouse (vehicle) • Peoples Bank (vehicle) • Marco’s (vehicle) • Miss Twirl Queen 2022 – Abigail Elswick (vehicle) • Miss Twirl 2022 – Harper Julian • WCHS TV (vehicle) • 1972 Ironton High School state baseball champions – 50-year reunion (float) • Ironton 9-10’s softball girls (vehicle and walkers) • Clark’s Pump ‘n Shop – Chris Sturgill (vehicle)

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

How they are getting there Auto

Air

3.1M

Other

1.3M

34.9M Source: AAA Graphic: Staff, Tribune News Service

Average gas price for Memorial Day 2021 2020

$3.03 $1.87

2019

$2.85

2018

$2.91

2017 2016

$2.32 $2.74

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Memorial Day By the numbers Total number of servicemen who lost their lives in wars:

1.35 million+

400,000

Number of soldiers buried in Arlington Cemetery

4.5million Veterans have served the country in wartime

Number of travelers Memorial Day 2021:

37 million

$1.5

Sales of meat, seafood in 2021

billion

818

Hot dogs eaten every second between Memorial Day and Labor Day

Source: AAA, Census.gov, wallethub.com Graphic: Staff, Tribune News Service

LINEUP CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 • Creative City (vehicle) • Hometown Recovery (vehicle) • Community Home Health (vehicle) • Wreaths Across America (vehicle) All late parade entries NINTH DIVISION Line up on Buckhorn Street between Fourth and Sixth streets • Ron Thomas, Dave Bruce – Division commanders • Division banner • Division name banner • Randall Reeves – 1966 Chevelle SS • BB’s Car Club

• Alicia Beal – vintage vehicle • Frankie Chapman – vintage vehicle • Brian Heinz – vintage vehicle • Carl Large (truck) • Harless Towing (vehicles) • Pedro Bass Club (vehicles) • Honda 70 • Blain Evans (vehicles) • TriState Misfits (vehicles) • Randall Residence of Wheelersburg (vehicles) • Dumpster Kings (vehicle) • Hometown of Ironton (vehicles) TENTH DIVISION Line up at Moulton’s Field

• Ron Thomas and Dave Bruce – Division commanders • Division banner • Division name banner • All horse entries • Floats to be judged • Jeffersonville Missionary Baptist Church • Nurse Honor Guard of the River Cities • Symmes Creek Restoration Committee • Ironton-Lawrence County CAO • Be Hope Church • Shake Shoppe • Fraternal Order of Eagles – aerie and auxiliary

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A storied legacy Parade’s history dates back to Civil War aftermath

T

he 154 years of history of the Ironton-Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade go back as far as the holiday itself.

Honoring the Union cause In 1868, the United States was beginning to heal three years after a bloody civil war had pit northern states against those in the south.

President Andrew Johnson occupied the White House, having become chief executive following the assassination of his predecessor Abraham Lincoln, less than a week after Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate forces at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.

Following the war, the Grand Army of the Republic was established as a fraternal organization for union soldiers who had fought to preserve the United States under President Lincoln. As one of the first advocacy organizations for military personnel, it allowed veterans to network and connect under the message of “Friendship, charity and loyalty,” both socially and for political causes.

One of the G.A.R.’s chief causes was to push for voting rights for black veterans, making it one of the first racially integrated organizations in the nation.

The first commander in chief of the group was Gen. John A. Logan, who had served in command at battles such as Vicksburg and Atlanta. It was in 1868, that Logan called for D.A.R. members to decorate the graves of Union soldiers each year on May 30 for what was then known as Decoration Day. And it was that same year that

Ironton heeded the G.A.R.’s call and began hosting its annual parade, never missing a year since.

As a stop on the Underground Railroad in the decades preceding the war, Ironton, as well as Ohio, were firmly allied to the Union and sent many soldiers to fight for the cause. Camp Ironton, located at the site of the old county fairgrounds, housed the 91st Ohio Infantry, as well as other regiments.

Col. McQuigg is listed as the grand marshal of the inaugural procession in 1868, which became official the following year. The early years of the parade were much smaller than what the city has become accustomed to, featuring a procession of 40 yokes of oxen.

The tradition takes hold As the first decades of the parade went by, the event began to honor not just Civil War veterans, but those who served in conflicts such

as the Spanish-American War and World War I. By its 30th year, the holiday and the parade had become a cherished institution.

“Another Memorial Day has come and gone,” The Ironton Register, one of two newspapers that would eventually merge to form The Ironton Tribune, wrote in 1898. “Another day of flowers, parade, music, eloquence and graves decked by loving hands, goes into the record of years.

Another day of sacred memory, of lofty sentiment, of solemn tribute has been added to the foundation on which the republic rests.”

That year’s parade, as had been the case since its founding, had been organized primarily by G.A.R. members, who marched the day before to the Congressional Church to her preaching by the Rev. A.G. Manville.

“He compared the civilizations that came into conflict in 1861,

and eloquently depicted the result, whose beneficence not only this country, but the whole world, fells,” the Register wrote.

The next day, the parade assembled at Memorial Hall, with Capt. Harry Brown as grand marshal. A police force and band accompanied two bandwagons carrying 45 girls dressed in white, to represent the number of states in the union at the time. They were followed by G.A.R. members, the Sons of Veterans and a procession of 1,000 schoolchildren carrying flowers and flags.

“And all the morning, in all the cemeteries near the town, wherever a soldier is buried, loving hands carried the flowers of a beautiful sorrow and scattered them deeply over every grave where a soldier slept,” the Register wrote.

Accounts of the 70th anniversary parade in 1938 show that it featured a performance from the Regiment Band of the Ohio National Guard. Lester Trumbo served as grand marshal that year.

And, though the Civil War was seven decades removed by that point, the parade still featured two G.A.R. members as some of the last to represent that conflict, Peter Hunter, 89, who died the following year, and Perry Brumford.

Into the modern era Following World War II, the parade continued to grow. By the 1950s, all schoolchildren in Ironton marched in the parade, each holding a flower in one hand a handkerchief or flag in the other.

It was tradition that they received their final report cards for the year at the end of the parade.

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LEGACY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16 The Grand Army of the Republic was formally dissolved in 1956, after the death of Minnesota’s Albert Woodson, the last surviving Union soldier, at age 106, but the holiday it created and the parade based around it would continue for decades to come.

-Marking a centuryIn 1968, one year after the federal government moved the holiday to the last Monday in May and officially designated it as “Memorial Day,” the parade marked its 100th anniversary.

Heavy rains that day, the first to hit the event in decades, did not deter crowds. This was also the

first year the parade, now honoring those who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam, was shown live on early cable television.

Ironton High School graduates rode on a float carrying a large number 100. First National Bank took first prize for their “World Peace” float, while other entries included those by OK Citizens Band Radio and the Demolay Order of Rainbow Girls.

Ohio Rep. Carlton Davidson was the keynote speaker, while one of Lawrence County’s most noted veterans was in attendance.

Lt. Col. Bill Lambert, the World War I flying ace who received the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service, attended the Air

Force Memorial at the County Courthouse.

About 200 people gathered at Woodland Cemetery that year to hear from the Rev. Clarence Chapman of Barracks 1750 and the main address from Jerry Wortham of Memorial Methodist Church of Coal Grove. The benediction was

by Monsignor John York of St. Joseph Catholic Church.

Continuing the legacy The parade regularly draws tens of thousands of visitors to downtown Ironton. It celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2018 and had a record turnout in 2019 of 35,000.

It has made it through two world

wars and two global pandemics.

Last year, rather than cancel the event due to the COVID-19 pandemic and bring to a halt its long history, organizers scaled down the line-up and held it in a shortened route, closed to spectators. Rather than attend in person and risk public health, people were asked to watch on a livestream.

In 2021, with vaccinations taking place and cases dropping, the event made a full return, along with its surrounding events such as Navy Night, the Woodland Cemetery memorial service and, for the first time in many years, a fireworks display on the lead-up weekend.

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PAST GRAND MARSHALS 1868 — Capt. McQuigg

1907 — Col. John Phillips

1946 — John Boll

1985 — Judy Hartwig

1869 — Gen. Wm. H. Enochs

1908 — Col. John Phillips

1947 — Dr. C. A. Casey

1986 — Robert Lipker

1870 — Emerson McMillin

1909 — E.B. Willard

1948 — Earl Kesterson

1987 — Joe Williams, Jr.

1871 — Capt. McQuigg

1910 — Rev. W. H. Hampton

1949 — Fred Dennin

1988 — Everett McFann

1872 — Capt. McQuigg

1911 — Court Judge Edward E. Corn

1950 — Louis Bryant

1989 — Marilyn Caniff

1873 — Capt. McQuigg

1912 — Col. H. A. Marting

1951 — Charles Collett

1990 — Donald F. Dewitz

1874 — Col. Elias Nigh

1913 — Rev. W. H. Hampton

1952 — Albert Keys

1991 — Ruby Robinson

1875 — Capt. Harry Brown

1914 — Rev. W. H. Hampton

1953 — Carlton Davidson

1992 — James D. Shingledecker

1876 — Capt. Slater

1915 — Rev. W. H. Hampton

1954 — John R. Davis

1993 — James E. F. Adkins

1877 — W. C. Kelly

1916 — J. B. Corns

1955 — Forrest Everhart

1994 — Paul E. Glanville

1878 — T. N. Davey

1917 — Edward E. Corn

1956 — Don Mayne

1995 — Ronald A. Bundy

1879 — T. N. Davey

1918 — Edward E. Corn

1957 — Gene Smith

1996 — John E. Stewart

1880 — Capt. McQuigg

1919 — J. Benson

1958 — Chester Spicer

1881 — Capt. W. B. Tomlinson

1920 — George D. Kingery

1959 — Robert Ridgeway

1882 — Col. John Jordon

1921 — George D. Kingery

1960 — Joseph Banker

1883 — Gen. Marshall Munshower

1922 — Mack Hill

1961 — Doyle DeMarco

1884 — Col. Elias Nigh

1923 — Ross Blackwell

1962 — John Tordiff

1885 — Col. Elias Nigh

1924 — Frank B. Pratt

1963 — Roy L. Henry

1886 — Henry R. Brown

1925 — Bert V. Cohen

1964 — Harold Cox

1887 — Mr. Moore

1926 — E. E. Corn

1965 — Lloyd Moore

1888 — Jere Davison

1927 — E. E. Corn

1966 — M. C. Fortune

1889 — G. H. Holliday

1928 — Frank B. Pratt

1967 — Reynold Green

1890 — W. S. Merrill

1929 — James B. Hunter

1968 — Harold Spears

1891 — Thomas Charlton

1930 — Frank B. Pratt

1969 — William Douglas

1892 — Major Davidson

1931 — Dr. G. G. Hunter

1970 — E. J. Deere

1893 — John Phillips

1932 — F.B. Davis

1971 — Robert Crockrel

1894 — M. Phillips

1933 — Dr. G. G. Hunter

1972 — Walter Kesterson

1895 — M. Phillips

1934 — T. J. Miller

1973 — Fred Hamra

2011 — Angie Chamberlin

1896 — Capt. Harry Browne

1935 — J. O. Swain

1974 — Hugh Irwin

2012 — Rich Donohue

1897 — T. R. Hall

1936 — F.B. Davis

1975 — Verl L. Smith

2013 — Brent Chamberlin

1898 — H. R. Brown

1937 — Leo Brumberg

1976 — Robert Griffith

2014 — Kalynda Cloud

1899 — Capt. H. R. Brown

1938 — Lester Trumbo

1977 — J/Sgt. Ret. Norm McComas

2015 — Laura Brown

1900 — Maj. Carmi A. Thompson

1939 — Henry Woolum

1978 — Connie Gearhart Justice

2016 — Julia Jones

1901 — Valentine Newman

1940 — John F. McGowan

1979 — Harold Crowe

2017 — Herb Brown

1902 — Col. John Phillips

1941 — Carson Minard

1980 — James L. Smith

2018 — Brent Pyles

1903 — Col. John Phillips

1942 — Charles Elmer Mayne

1981 — William Bourne

2019 — Rich Donohue

1904 — Col. John Phillips

1943 — D.H. Henninger

1982 — Carl Saunders

2020 — James Rowe

1905 — Col. John Phillips

1944 — F. B. Davis

1983 — Glen Wisenberger

2021 — Lou Pyles

1906 — Col. John Phillips

1945 — Ralph Mittendorf

1984 — Tom Billing

2022 — Lori Donohue

1997 — Lori A. Roberts 1998 — Connie Adkins 1999 — June Bundy 2000 — Kathy Boyd 2001 — Jerry Kerns 2002 — Sue Lunsford 2003 — Marsha Kerns 2004 — Frank J. McCown 2005 — Jan Wisenberger 2006 — Lou Pyles 2007 — Brent Pyles 2008 — Bob Blankenship 2009 — Arthur J. Pierson 2010 — Ella McCown

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