Washington County Memorial Day Services 2026

Bentleyville American Legion Post 165:  Memorial Day services will be held Monday, May 25, 2026:

·         9 a.m. Somerset Township, 615 Vanceville Road, Eighty Four

·         9:30 a.m. North Bethlehem / Scenery Hill, 2128 E. National Pike, Scenery Hill

·         10 a.m. Cokeburg, 41 Washington Street, Cokeburg

·         10:30 a.m. Ellsworth, 21 South Main Street, Ellsworth

·         11 a.m. Bentleyville, 511 Main Street, Bentleyville

·         A luncheon will follow at the Bentleyville American Legion Post 165, 500 Main Street, Bentleyville.

Cecil American Legion Post 793: 11 a.m. Monday, May 25, 2026, a service will be held at the Cecil American Legion Post 793, 3323 Millers Run Road, Cecil.

Centerville American Legion Post 705: The following Memorial Day services will be held on Monday, May 25, 2026. All times listed are approximate:

·         7:30 a.m. Flag-raising ceremony at American Legion Post 705, 1101 Old National Pike, Fredericktown

·         7:40 a.m. Westland Cemetery, 598 Ridge Road, Brownsville

·         8:10 a.m. Centerville Honor Roll, 675 Old National Pike, Brownsville

·         8:20 a.m. Taylor Cemetery, 600 Old National Pike, Brownsville

·         8:35 a.m. East End Honor Roll, also known as the Denbo Heights Honor Roll

·         8:50 a.m. Denbo Honor Roll, 970 Main Street, Denbo

·         9:05 a.m. Low Hill Honor Roll, 415 Low Hill Road, Brownsville

·         9:25 a.m. Deemston Borough Building, 1622 Morey Road, Fredericktown

·         9:50 a.m. Beallsville Honor Roll, 2825 Main Street, Beallsville

·         10 a.m. Richeyville Honor Roll, 27 Firehall Road, Richeyville

·         10:35 a.m. West Pike Run Honor Roll, 462 Pike Run Drive, Daisytown

·         11 a.m. Centerville American Legion Post 705, 1101 Old National Pike, Fredericktown, to lower the flag and offer a final salute

·         Luncheon will follow at the legion hall

Charleroi American Legion Post 22: Memorial Day services will be held Monday, May 25, 2026:

·         9 a.m. Speers Hill, near 1001 Guttman Avenue, Charleroi

·         9:30 a.m.  Fallowfield, 9 Memorial Drive, Charleroi

·         10 a.m. North Charleroi, 488-498 PA-88, North Charleroi

·         11 a.m.  Charleroi, near 1 Chamber Plaza, Charleroi

·         12 p.m. Dunlevy, Wharf Street, Dunlevy

Claysville American Legion Post 639: The following services will be held on Monday, May 25, 2026. (There will be no services held at the Claysville or Purviance cemeteries.)

·         6:30 a.m. Reveille at the Claysville American Legion Post 639, 208 Main Street, Claysville followed by breakfast

·         9 a.m. Memorial Day service at the legion hall. This program will feature General Logan’s orders, Flanders Field, the Gettysburg Address, laying of the wreath, and folding of the flag.

·         10 a.m. Memorial Day Parade will start at the east end of Claysville and end at the Claysville United Methodist Church.

Donora American Legion Post 212: The following Memorial Day observances will be held:

·        Sunday, May 24, 2026: Cookout and games at the Donora American Legion Post 212, 513 Meldon Avenue, Donora, 12 p.m. to close.

·       Monday, May 25, 2026: Services will be held at the following sites beginning at 12 p.m.:

o   Donora War Memorial, McKean Avenue, between Chestnut and Walnut streets

o   St. Dominic Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Donora

o   Mon Valley Memorial Park (Veteran’s Section), 49 2^nd Street Extension, Donora

o   Delsandro Memorial, 587 Meldon Avenue, Donora

o   Luncheon at the Donora American Legion Post 212, 513 Meldon Avenue, Donora

Finleyville American Legion Post 613: Services will be held at the following locations on Sunday, May 24, 2026:

·         1 p.m. Stone Church Cemetery, Stone Church Road, Gastonville

·         1:15 p.m. St. Francis Cemetery, Venetia Road, Finleyville

·         1:30 p.m. Mingo Creek Cemetery, 598 Mingo Church Road, Finleyville

·         1:45 p.m. Finleyville Cemetery, Venetia and Churchill roads, Finleyville

·         2 p.m. Finleyville Community Center at 3547 Marion Avenue, Finleyville

·         Food and drinks will be served at the Finleyville American Legion Post 613, 3533 Washington Avenue, Finleyville

Fredericktown American Legion Post 391: The following services will be held on Monday, May 25, 2026:

• 8:40 a.m. Buckingham Cemetery, 374 Buckingham Road, Fredericktown
•  8:55 a.m. Fredericktown Hill Cemetery, Fredericktown
• 9:15 a.m. Vestaburg Honor Roll, First and Community streets, Vestaburg
• 9:30 a.m. Fredericktown WWII Honor Roll
• 9:45 a.m. Newtown WWI Honor Roll
• 10 a.m. Milfred Hill Cemetery in Millsboro
• 10:20 a.m. Clarksville Honor Roll, 343 Center Street, Clarksville
• 10:45 a.m. at the Riverfront in Fredericktown: a short parade and the placing of a wreath on the Mon River in honor of those lost at sea.
• 11 a.m. a ceremony at the Fredericktown Veterans Memorial Park, 513 Front Street, Fredericktown
• Refreshments following at the Fredericktown American Legion, 501 Front Street, Fredericktown.

 Marianna American Legion 744: The following Memorial Day services will be held on Sunday, May 24, 2026:

•  8:30 a.m. Pleasant Hills Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Ten Mile Road, Marianna
•  9 a.m. Franklin Cemetery, 51 Little Creek Road, Marianna
•  9:30 a.m. Dunkard Cemetery, Dunkard Church Road, Marianna
•  10 a.m. Highland Ridge Cemetery
• 10:30 a.m. Lone Pine Cemetery
• 11 a.m. Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, 21 Church Road, Scenery Hill
• 11:30 a.m. Saints Mary and Ann Cemetery, Oak Spring Road, Marianna
• 12 p.m. Horne Cemetery, Jefferson Avenue, Marianna
• 12:15 p.m. Russian Cemetery, Jefferson Avenue, Marianna
• 12:45 p.m. Marianna American Legion Post 744, 1743 Main Street, Marianna

McDonald American Legion Post 485: Memorial Day Services will be held on Monday, May 25, 2026, at the following locations in Midway and McDonald: 

·         9:30 a.m. Flag raising/ salute – Primrose Honor Roll, located between 8679 and 8681 Noblestown Road, McDonald

·         9:45 a.m. Flag Raising / Salute – Midway Honor Roll, 200 Block of Dickson Street, Midway

·       10 a.m. Service at Center Cemetery, Bowen Road, Midway. In the event of rain, the service will be held at the Midway Fire Hall, 99 St. John Street, Midway.

·         10:20 a.m. Flag raising/salute – Robinson Township Honor Roll, 8400 Noblestown Road, McDonald

·         10:30 a.m. Flag raising/salute – Robinson Run Cemetery, 504 Sunset Lane, McDonald

·         11 a.m. Parade with service to follow at the McDonald American Legion Memorial, 221 E. Lincoln Avenue, McDonald

Monongahela American Legion Post 302: Memorial Day services will be held at   9 a.m. Monday, May 25, 2026, Parade and Ceremony at Monongahela Cemetery, 800 Country Club Road, in the veteran’s lot at the top of the hill. (Line up for the parade is 8:30 a.m.)

National Cemetery of the Alleghenies: Memorial Day services will be held at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 24, 2026, 1158 Morgan Road, Bridgeville, PA

Roscoe American Legion Post 801: 

Memorial Day Services will be held on Monday, May 25, 2026, at the following locations:

·         9 a.m. Elco Civic Center, 400 Route 88, Elco

·         9:15 a.m. Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 525 Dally Road, Coal Center

·         9:30 a.m. Coal Center Honor Roll, 128 Water Street, Coal Center

·         9:45 a.m. Liberty Circle Honor Roll, Liberty and Fourth streets, California

·         10 a.m. Howe Cemetery, 453 Dally Road, Coal Center

·         10:10 a.m. Long Branch Honor Roll, Long Branch

·         10:20 a.m. Twilight Honor Roll, Twilight

·         10:35 a.m. Mt. Tabor Cemetery, 255 Mt. Tabor Road, Coal Center

·         10:45 a.m. Allenport Honor Roll, 1850 Main Street, Allenport

·         10:55 a.m. Stockdale Honor Roll, Locust and Bow streets, Stockdale

·         11:05 a.m. Memorial Park at the Roscoe American Legion Post 801, 520 Furlong Avenue, Roscoe

Slovan VFW Post 6553: Memorial Day Services will be held Monday, May 25, 2026, at the following locations: 

• 8 a.m. Paris Cemetery, 2 Steubenville Pike, Paris
• 8:15 a.m. Chestnut Ridge Cemetery, 600 Block of Steubenville Pike, Burgettstown
• 8:30 a.m. Grandview Cemetery, Florence
• 8:50 a.m. Langeloth Honor Roll, G.J. Barbush Memorial Park, Langeloth
• 9:10 a.m. Eldersville Honor Roll, Corner of Cedar Grove & Fire Roads, Eldersville
• 9:30 a.m. Cross Creek Cemetery, 1071 Cross Creek Road, Cross Creek
• 9:45 a.m. Atlasburg VFW, 1540 Smith Township State Hwy 18, Atlasburg
• 10:15 a.m. Slovan VFW, 65 Run Street, Slovan
• 10:35 a.m. Fairview Cemetery, 18 Ostop Road, Burgettstown
• 10:50 a.m. Cherry Valley Honor Roll, Cherry Valley, Burgettstown
• 11:10 a.m. Bulger Honor Roll, 1526 Main Street, Burgettstown
• 11:25 a.m. Joffre Honor Roll, Joffre
• 11:40 a.m. Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery, Joffre Bulger Road, Burgettstown.
• 11:55 a.m. Burgettstown American Legion, 1526 North Main Street, Burgettstown

Washington American Legion Post 175: Memorial Day Services will be held on Monday, May 25, 2026, at the following locations, beginning at 10 a.m.:

·         American Legion Post 175, 168 Park Avenue, Washington

·         Washington Cemetery, 498 Park Avenue, Washington

·         Washington County Courthouse, 1 South Main Street, Washington

·         Polish Cemetery in the Goat Hill section of Washington

·         Jewish Cemetery, 130 Oak Spring Road, Washington

West Alexander American Legion & Auxiliary Post 656: The following Memorial Day services will be held:

•  Sunday, May 24, 2026: 7 p.m. Dallas Cemetery, Dallas, WV.  (In the event of rain the ceremony will be held at the Dallas Fire Hall)
•  Monday, May 25, 2026: 
• 10:30 a.m. Memorial Day Parade, West Alexander
• 11 a.m. West Alexander Cemetery, 80 Liberty Road, West Alexander
•  Lunch at the West Alexander Fairgrounds, 116 Route 40, West Alexander (In the event of rain the ceremony will be held at the Old School House in West Alexander..)

 (If a ceremony was inadvertently omitted, please contact Commissioner Maggi at maggil@co.washington.pa.us to be included on next year’s list.)

An Overdue Reunion

 

My reunion with Memori Dooley Dobbs on April 17, 2026, in Fairmont, WV.

I just got back from Fairmont, West Virginia where I had a reunion that was 48 years overdue.

On May 27, 1978, I was a young state trooper on highway patrol when a car careened off of an Interstate 79 bridge that crossed over the Montour Railroad in Cecil Township.

When I arrived, I noticed a mangled car in the ravine that had fallen 53 feet and landed on its roof. There were no signs of life as Frederick Mark D. Dooley, the 22-year-old driver; his 19-year-old wife, Karen Hines Dooley; and his mother, Juanita Ruth Hines Dooley, had died. I was with a group of bystanders and first responders when we heard the faint cry of a baby. We jumped into action, and while others lifted the car, I reached in and pulled a tiny baby from the wreckage. That strong little survivor was six-month old Memori Dooley. She was rushed to Canonsburg Hospital, where she was treated for a hip injury.

It turns out that the Dooley family had left Fairmont at about 4 a.m. and were headed to Cleveland, Ohio for a family wedding on this Memorial Day weekend. They planned to meet family at the Bridgeville exit so they could continue on together, but I believe Frederick Mark Dooley fell asleep at the wheel at 5:30 a.m., just before they were to make that first stop.

After the accident and the initial shock, the Dooley and Hines families held funerals for three members of their family. Their only saving grace and hope was a little miracle named Memori.

Although many years have passed, I always wondered what had happened to the little baby girl from the wreck. Several months ago, I did some on-line research, and I found an obituary for one of Memori’s aunts that listed the names of several of her relatives. I then reached out to another Aunt Debra Dooley, and she told me that Memori was raised by her maternal grandparents in Fairmont. She gave me Memori's contact information, and we were able to talk on the phone. 

Today, after 48 years of wondering, my wife Mary Jeanne and I met Memori for lunch at an Italian restaurant in Fairmont. She was accompanied by her husband Deon Dobbs, their two sons Zyon and Zycheus Dobbs; two aunts Jacqueline Mordecai and Jo Ann Brown; and two uncles Randy Hines and Joe Brown. It made me happy to see that Memori’s life has been filled with the love and support of an amazing family.

                 

Lunch at Muriale's Italian Kitchen in Fairmont, WV.

The reunion: from the left, Jacqueline Mordecai, Jo Ann Brown, Zyon Dobbs, Randy Hines, Zycheus Dobbs, my wife Mary Jeanne Maggi and me, Memori, Deon Dobbs, and Joe Brown.

Memori's parents, Frederick Mark D. & Karen Hines Dooley

                                                 

Juanita Dooley
The Times-West Virginian
 May 28, 1978

                                                       

The Washington Observer-Reporter May 30, 1978



Cara Sapida of WPXI traveled to Fairmont to cover the reunion.  
Channel 11 Exclusive: Woman rescued from crash as a baby in 1978 reunited with man who saved her - WPXI

Larry Maggi is a retired trooper with the Pennsylvania State Police, a former Washington County Sheriff, and a member of the Washington County Board of Commissioners, serving 209,000 constituents in Southwestern Pennsylvania. 

Larry Maggi

Washington County Commissioner

maggil@co.washington.pa.us