Alachua County invites community to ‘Honoring the Departed’ on Oct. 22

Alachua County Community Support Services invites the community to attend Honoring the Departed on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at Evergreen Cemetery. Courtesy of Alachua County
Alachua County Community Support Services invites the community to attend “Honoring the Departed” on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at Evergreen Cemetery.
Courtesy of Alachua County

In collaboration with community faith-based organizations, Alachua County Community Support Services invites the community to attend “Honoring the Departed” on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at Evergreen Cemetery.

The event will start at 2 p.m. at 401 SE 21st Ave. in Gainesville. 

The “Honoring the Departed” ceremony memorializes indigent individuals who were unclaimed, abandoned or unknown and honors those who were buried with no service. The ceremony will consist of a special invocation and the acknowledgment of those who passed away in 2024. 

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Click here to watch a video from the 2024 Honoring the Departed ceremony.

For more information, contact Alachua County Community Stabilization Program Manager Satori Days at 352-264-6745 or sdays@alachuacounty.us.

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