Alachua County invites the public to attend the 2023 Honoring the Departed Ceremony

Press release from Alachua County

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – In collaboration with community faith-based organizations, Alachua County Community Support Services invites the community to attend “Honoring the Departed” on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at 1 p.m. at Evergreen Cemetery (401 SE 21st Avenue, Gainesville).

“Honoring the Departed” is a ceremony to memorialize indigent individuals who were unclaimed, abandoned, or unknown. The ceremony consists of inspirational readings and songs to honor those who passed away in 2022. 

“This is an opportunity to collaborate with our faith-based organizations and community leaders in honoring those we lost in 2022,” said Alachua County Community Stabilization Program Manager Satori Days.

Watch a short video from last year’s Honoring the Departed Ceremony.

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