Opelika’s Liberty Baptist honors war veterans

Liberty Baptist Church, Opelika, dedicated its regular morning service May 24 to the observance of Memorial Day. After the morning service the congregation gathered at the church’s cemetery for a remembrance of war veterans who are buried there. The ceremony included the laying of a red, white and blue wreath at the grave of Joel M. Bohannon, World War I veteran who was killed in action in France on Oct. 16, 1918. David Chappell was guest speaker at the Memorial Day service. Pictured here are veterans (l to r): John Thomas, Randy LeCroy and Gene Bearden.