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Written by Freda Day – Sunday is Father’s Day and to honor those men in our lives, Greenleaf Cemetery is inviting the community to join them for Father’s Day fun a day early. The second annual Greenleaf Cemetery Father’s Day Car Show will be held on the cemetery grounds, located at 2701 Highway 377 South, on Saturday, June 16th, from 1 to 3 p.m. There is no entry fee to enjoy the car show. 

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The car show is sponsored by Brownwood Funeral Home, Davis-Morris Funeral Home, and Heartland Funeral Home. The show will feature Heartland Cruisers automobiles and offer a race car piñata for children at 2 p.m.

Nothing says, “Happy Father’s Day” like a family outing to a car show. While you’re here, you can celebrate the memory of the dads, granddads, and uncles you’ve loved. Greenleaf Cemetery is made up of about a hundred acres of land, with a quarter of that not plotted for burials. We have plenty of room, without the worry of being disrespectful to those who rest here.

I have learned, in the research I’ve done since beginning as Greenleaf Office Manager, that the first parks were actually offshoots of cemeteries. Our cemetery is not only for the dead, but also for the living. We should celebrate the lives of those we love, both the living and the dead.

While you’re here, you might want to walk over to the old section and stroll through. It is full of history and art.

“Fatherly love brings wealth to the living

Remembering this we go forth in giving

Fathers young, fathers old

We remember you all

As life unfolds.”

– Author Unknown

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Freda Day works as the Office Manager for the historic Greenleaf Cemetery. She moved to the Brownwood area in her teens, after traveling with her family as an “Air Force Brat.” Now in her 60’s, most of the generations of her family that came before her have passed. She says “Everyday is like a family reunion coming to work.”

Please consider helping Greenleaf Cemetery with a financial donation. For tax deductible donations please make check payable to Keep Brownwood Beautiful and write “Greenleaf Project” on the memo line. Mail your check to:

Greenleaf Cemetery P.O.Box 455. Brownwood, Texas 76804-0455

Donations by credit card are also accepted by calling the office at (325) 646-6919.

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