Mount Muncie Cemetery Meet & Greet

2019 Meet and greet

 Spent time cleaning a USCT veteran’s tombstone.

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Preparing for Decoration Day 2019

Mount Muncie Cemetery committee members are out today at the cemetery getting ready for decoration day. They raised the

flag and placed flags on veterans tombstones.The crew was Elder William Thompson, Alice Elmore, and Arron Haynes.

The Mount Muncie Cemetery was founded in 1900 by a group of African-American men. There was a need for organizing a cemetery for black people to have a final resting place. The cemetery is located south on Shelby Road in Higginsville, MO.  

The members of the Mount Muncie Cemetery Association look forward to welcoming and assisting visitors at the cemetery over the Memorial Day holiday, also known as “Decoration Day.” Those dates include Thursday, May 23 through Monday, May 27, 2019.

The Mount Muncie Cemetery Association members are as follows: Elder William Thompson, chairperson, Fred Smith, vice chairperson, Alice Elmore, secretary, Arron Haynes, Joyce Haynes, Linda G. Smith (treasurers), Ralph Collins, Reverend Wilbur L. Conway, Earl Elmore, and Reverend Glenn Elmore.

For more information, contact Elder William Thompson at 816-778-5409.