As is their tradition, volunteers with Memory Lane Inc. will be on hand throughout Memorial Day weekend to provide their brand of service to visitors.

Members will be handing out water and helping visitors to Kingfi sher Cemetery locate graves.

The organization also will be accepting donations to help replace trees along Memory Lane, the treelined stretch of State Highway 33 between 13th Street and the cemetery entrance.

As always, Memory Lane volunteers will provide their assistance from the gazebo that’s located just east of the cemetery entrance.

At least two volunteers will be on hand at the gazebo beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday until 4 p.m. Monday (Memorial Day).

They’ll assist visitors in finding graves of loved ones.

“We have a large map on an easel that we show people the approximate section, lot and plot location of graves,” said Kim Stewart, Memory Lane member and past president.

“We then provide them a very small map for them to keep that we mark to assist them in finding the grave. We have some volunteers that will walk with them and try to locate the grave if they can’t find it.”

As visitors drive to the cemetery on S.H. 33, they’re driving through the actual tree-lined Memory Lane.

Memory Lane was established by the Men’s and Women’s Garden Clubs in 1942 to honor those who served in any branch of the military.

Through an agreement with Oklahoma Department of Transportation many years ago, Memory Lane – the group – agreed to manicure all grassy areas, maintain the trees and pick up all trash along the mile section.

Memory Lane pays for the labor to have the section mowed.

There’s also the curwork rent burden of needing to replace about six dozen of the trees.

Memory Lane depends on donations to help fund its efforts.

All donations can be made at the gazebo or mailed to Memory Lane Inc., P.O. Box 21, Kingfisher, OK 73750.

Currently serving on the Memory Lane board are Tabitha Murray, president; Jean Crosswhite, vice president; Beverly Moery, secretary; Karen Kochenower, treasurer; Debbie Gerber, historian; Vicky Jech, secretary of Memory gifts.