Mr. Wesley Louis Bartnick, Sr. 92, of Gainesville, Florida, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022 at Terrace Health in Gainesville. Wesley was born in Kimball, West Virginia on October 23, 1929 to parents, Philip and Mary Bartnick. He proudly served…
OCTOBER 2017 VETERANS UPDATE Forest Meadows Funeral Homes is honored to introduce a new program exclusively for veterans. Effective immediately the family of every veteran who elects to be cremated will be presented with a patriotic certificate. This…
The Annual Community Veterans Day Ceremony was a complete success with over 2000 citizens attending. Skydivers from Sky Dive Palatka flew down with smoke, streamers and the American Flag kicking off the November 11th event. After listening to patriotic…
Our veteran community has been very active these past few months. The largest project we have been working on is the complete renovation of our County’s Veterans Memorial. This memorial has a granite monument for each of the…
This past month was a very busy time for our area veterans and their families. Around the beginning of the month the K-9 Memorial Committee hosted a “Bark in the Park” event at the Veterans Memorial Park. Over 26…
November is always a very busy month for our veteran community. Members of the Korean War Veterans Association will be participating in this year’s University of Florida Homecoming Parade with a large patriotic float. Also in the parade is…
The lazy hazy days of summer are coming to a close and our local veteran organizations are gearing up for a very active next few months. The first important date is Sept 4th when members of the UF/SFC Bridge…
Our local K-9 Memorial Committee held its first annual K-9 Law Enforcement Appreciation Banquet on July 18 at the American Legion Post in Gainesville. K-9 handlers from GPD, ASO, UF, Cities of Alachua and High Springs Police Departments attended and…
On July 4th, 1776 we Americans officially declared ourselves free from British rule. Every year since we celebrate this day with community patriotic events, BBQ’s and fireworks. While we are enjoying these good times, with family and friends, let’s pause…
The weather was perfect for the 2015 Annual Community Memorial Day Ceremony and over 350 citizens showed up for this patriotic event sponsored by Forest Meadows Funeral Homes. After welcoming remarks from the Jon Thomas family, members of the Milton…
