FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) — Four Fort Wayne-area funeral homes are inviting the community to come together Tuesday to honor country music legend Dolly Parton and celebrate her life and legacy.
From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 1, community members can visit any of the participating locations to sign a memory book, share a special story or memory, and reflect on what Parton’s music has meant to them.
The funeral homes will also accept donations to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a nonprofit early childhood literacy program founded by Parton.
The program provides free, high-quality books to children from birth through age five, regardless of their family’s income. Once enrolled, children typically receive one age-appropriate book mailed directly to their home each month.
The Light House Coffee Bar, located inside D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home, will also participate with a special “Cup of Ambition.” All sales proceeds from the coffee bar on Tuesday will be donated to the Imagination Library.
The participating locations are D.O. McComb & Sons – Pine Valley at 1320 E. Dupont Road, Elzey-Patterson-Rodak at 6810 Old Trail Road, Greenlawn Funeral Home at 6750 Covington Road and C.M. Sloan & Sons at 1327 N. Wells St.
The community open house will take place Tuesday, Sept. 1, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at all four locations.
