CLICK ON View Video Tribute to watch the 2010 Memorial Day Weekend Servcie that was held on May 29, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Gardens of Memory Cemetery.
Please write a tribute to your loved one by signing our guest book.
Floral Decorations Accepted from May 28 thru June 8, 2010. Please have all arrangements you desire to keep off the grave before June 8th.
Welcome to Gardens of Memory
For over 50 years, families of Muncie and surrounding communities have come to know Gardens of Memory for its beauty and grace. Our 76 acres are dotted with mature trees and colorful flower gardens creating a warm and relaxing atmosphere for friends and families to gather and reminisce.
The added convenience of our on-site funeral home, constructed in 1989, has allowed Gardens of Memory to meet the evolving needs of today''s families from one beautiful full-service location.
Memorial Day Weekend Service
Gardens of Memory Cemetery will have a Memorial Day Service on May 29th at 11:00 a.m. to honor loved ones that will never be forgotten. The service will take place at the Gardens of Memory Chapel of Memories Mausoleum. Families are encouraged to bring a photo of their loved one and display it at the front of the chapel before the service begins.
The History of Memorial Day
Memorial Day began to honor the soldiers who died during the civil war. Originally known as Decoration Day, it was first officially declared May 5, 1868 by a proclamation of Major General John A. Logan, the first President of the Grand Army of the Republic, by General Order No. 11, declaring May 30th, as the day of observance. Over twenty places claim to be the first to have observed "Decoration Day" beginning as early as April 1866. One hundred years later for its centennial, Waterloo, New York was named by President Lyndon Johnson and congress as the "birth place of Memorial Day". After WWI, Memorial Day began to honor the fallen from all American wars. It wasn''t until 1971 that Congress made Memorial Day a national holiday to be observed on the last Monday of May. On December 28, 2000 President Clinton signed the "National Moment of Remembrance Act which designates 3 p.m. on Memorial Day each year as the National Moment of Remembrance, in honor of the men and women of the United States who have died in pursuit of peace and freedom.