Dear Friends of LOFC, The LOFC Board is pleased to announce that Jonathan Barrett, son of Pat Barrett, Jr., has agreed to fill his father’s unexpired term on the LOFC Board. Like his father, Jonathan is an attorney, with his…

Dear Friends of Lexington Odd Fellows Cemetery: Remembering Pat, Jr. This is not an obituary. That has already been written – beautifully written – and appears elsewhere on this website. Rather, this is an attempt – limited by…

Dear Friends of LOFC, With the approach of Memorial Day, Chris Hammett and her team of willing volunteers have placed American flags on the graves of veterans buried in LOFC. This project was the brainchild of Larry and Kathie…

Dear Friends of LOFC, We are pleased to announce the results of the Photography Contest, with the winners selected by the renowned and celebrated photographer Bill Eggleston. Bill is a descendant of, and named for, William…

Dear Friends of LOFC, As many of us uncover from a blanket of ice and snow that has fallen over much of the south, we eagerly look forward to the arrival of spring. Daffodils that had tentatively begun to bloom in my garden…

Dear Friends of LOFC, With the arrival of a new year in a new decade, we can only hope and pray that it will evolve into a better year than 2020. Sadly, it has not begun well, but with the arrival of vaccines there is promise…

Dear Friends of LOFC, With grateful thanks for your support and best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season, Lexington Odd Fellows Cemetery, Inc. Board of Directors Julian Watson, Chairman of the Board Ed Thurmond,…

Dear Friends of Lexington Odd Fellows Cemetery, Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year, because it reminds us to give thanks and count our many blessings. To those of you who have given of your talents and…

Dear Friends of Lexington Odd Fellows Cemetery, Veterans Day 2020 Originally known as Armistice Day, Veterans Day arose in the shattered aftermath of World War I, “the war to end all wars,” or “the Great War.” That war ended…

Dear Friends of Lexington Odd Fellows Cemetery: On October 12, the Board held it monthly meeting virtually via Zoom. One of the itemson the agenda was to replace Pat Barrett, Jr. as treasurer, as he has decided to stepdown…

PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A RECURRING DONATION TO LOFC! As we enter the fall season and begin the fourth quarter of LOFC’s financial calendar, please consider making a recurring donation to LOFC. For example, if 375 people…

Dear Friends of Lexington Odd Fellows Cemetery: LOFC and TBEC Reach Mutual Agreement We are pleased to announce that LOFC and Temple Beth El Cemetery (TBEC) have reached an agreement whereby LOFC will assume the maintenance…

Dear Friends of Lexington Odd Fellows Cemetery: We are pleased to announce that LOFC is enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards Program. If you are a Kroger shopper, please link your Rewards card to the Kroger Community…

Dear Friends of Lexington Odd Fellows Cemetery: Last month we announced a “Photography Contest” to showcase our newly restored LOFC. This month we are pleased to announce that William Eggleston, the renowned and celebrated…

Dear Friends of Lexington Odd Fellows Cemetery: We are excited to announce a “Photography Contest” to showcase our newly restored LOFC. It will be judged by a renowned and celebrated photographer with Mississippi roots and…

Dear Friends of Lexington Odd Fellows Cemetery: Father’s Day is the creation of a woman in Spokane, Washington, Sonora Smart Dodd, whose widowed father, a Confederate veteran, raised his six children in Spokane by himself…

Dear Friends of Lexington Odd Fellows Cemetery: Having received many heartfelt responses to the Mothers’ Day Remembrances, it seemed necessary to add a postscript. If nothing more, I hope this newsletter may become a “voice”…

Dear Friends of Lexington Odd Fellows Cemetery, Inc., With the approach of Memorial Day, you may be interested to learn that the holiday, which heralds the beginning of summer, was previously known as Decoration Day. Although…

Dear Friends of Lexington Odd Fellows Cemetery: With the approach of Mothers’ Day on Sunday, May 10th, I am not only reminded of my own mother who lived to be almost 101, but also the many other mothers who affected my life…

Dear Friends of Lexington Odd Fellows Cemetery: It has been a difficult and stressful time, since I last wrote you in early February, and what we then knew as normal life, has changed dramatically. The virus, known as…