Liberty Mortuary

Services of remembrance were held for local families in Pickens and Liberty on Saturday. In Pickens, Dillard Funeral Home hosted a service at its chapel, followed by a candlelighting ceremony at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Liberty Mortuary also hosted its annual luminary ceremony at Liberty Memorial Gardens. Clockwise from above: Local residents

listen to speakers at the Liberty event.

Hillcrest Memorial

Susan Pilgrim and Caroline Roper light a

Liberty Mortuary

candle for a loved one’s grave at Hillcrest. Christmas trees decorate graves at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Rev. Gene Lockaby delivers a Christmas message at Liberty Memorial Gardens.

 Kerry Gilstrap and Rocky Nimmons/The Courier