Memorial Day: Honoring Those Who Were Lost

Oglethorpe County resident made ‘ultimate sacrifice’ in World War II

The Oglethorpe County Veterans Memorial stands outside of the Oglethorpe County Courthouse in Lexington, Georgia. Installed in 2017, it features the names of Oglethorpe County residents who served in the U.S. military. (Photo/Jack Casey)
The Oglethorpe County Veterans Memorial stands outside of the Oglethorpe County Courthouse in Lexington, Georgia. Installed in 2017, it features the names of Oglethorpe County residents who served in the U.S. military. (Photo/Jack Casey)

Two hundred yards off Highway 77 South, between Stephens and Maxey, stands the white, clapboard Central Methodist Church. 

 

Above an “organized in 1820” granite sign are triple-arched, staine…