GRAVE MARKER DEDICATION

for

PRIVATE WILLIAM WILKERSON, AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Saturday, August 20, 2011 - 10:30 a.m.

Fleetwood Cemetery on Crooked Creek Road, Brown County, Indiana

Welcome – Commander Jerry Bell, American Legion Post 13, Nashville

Invocation – Chaplain Ron Higgins, American Legion Post 13, Nashville

Presentation of Colors - Indiana Society Sons of the American Revolution (INSSAR) Color Guard

National Anthem – led by Pauline Hoover, Friends of the Old Settlers Association

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America - Commander Jerry Bell

Posting of the Colors – INSSAR Color Guard

“William Wilkerson, Patriot and Pioneer” – Jeanette Richart, Brown County Historical Society

Dedication of Marker – by all present led by Jeanette Richart

Our Father in Heaven, we thank Thee for Thy abiding presence in the life of our country. We thank Thee for all those yesterdays of our human race, whose lessons and fulfillments have become a heritage to us. Today, we dedicate this grave marker to the memory of William Wilkerson, who served from North Carolina in the American Revolution. His memory lives on in his descendants and in Brown County. May all here present serve when needed as William Wilkerson did, each in his own way, by being patriotic citizens devoted to God, Home, and Country.

Laying of Wreaths – Bloomington Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution and Daniel Guthrie Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution

Presentation of Flag of USA to Rod Williamson, descendant – Commander Jerry Bell and Chaplain Ron Higgins

Closing Gun Salute – Brown County Veterans

Taps – David Richards, Brown County Historical Society

Thanks to all who made this dedication possible, especially the Brown County Veterans. There will be a meeting of William Wilkerson's descendants in the cemetery following the program.