American Legion 250 Honor Guard Alabama

05/27/2026

The Honor Guard has been requested for a military funeral ceremony.

When: Wed 27 May
Where: Pinecrest West, 1599 Snow Rd.
Graveside: 3:15 pm
Veteran's name: LTC James Hugh Darnley, Jr./US Army
Date of Birth: 26 June 1944.

RIP LTC Darnley.

05/26/2026

FINAL ELECTION RESULTS FOR POST 250 OFFICERS

Commander
• Eli Crawford

Vice Commander
• Terry Gosa

Second Vice Commander
• Maurice Ryan

Adjutant
• Marie Lacy

Financial Officer
• Nena Gayer-Wheat

Sergeant-at-Arms
• Dan Wheat

Chaplain
• Office Appointed by Elected Commander

Executive Committee
• Larry Horstman
• Rick Moritz

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05/20/2026

The Honor Guard will be honoring our Veterans on Memorial Day. Please see our schedule below.

1st - Virginia St. Cemetery - 830

2nd - Launching of the Wreath - 10 am approximately at Pelican Reef

3rd - Dauphin Island Water Tower- leave directly from Wreath launch for 11 am ceremony

4th - Legion 12:30/1 pm for shoot followed by lunch.

Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States dedicated to honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the Armed Forces.

Please feel free to join us at any or all locations.

Nena Gayer-Wheat
American Legion Post 250
Honor Guard Captain

05/17/2026

Es**rt to Dauphin Island from the American Legion Post 250 for our Wounded Warriors.

05/07/2026

The Honor Guard has been requested for a military funeral ceremony.

When: 9 May 2026
Where: American Legion Post 250
Service at 2pm
Veteran's name: Jerome Earl Atkins/USMC
Date of Birth: 15 Dec 1948

RIP Mr. Atkins.

04/25/2026

The Honor Guard has been requested for a military funeral ceremony.

When: Monday 27 April
Where: Springhill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 626 Pierce Rd, Mobile
Graveside: 1 pm
Veteran's name: Major Jerald W. Craft, Retired/USA

RIP Jerald Craft! Thank you for your service in the United States Army

04/21/2026

The Honor Guard has been requested for a military funeral ceremony .

When: Friday 24 April
Where: Lawn Haven Cemetery
Graveside: 12 noon
Veteran's name: Joyce Merita Simpson/ USA
Date of Birth: 14 June 1938

Thank you for your service Joyce Sampson. RIP

04/13/2026

The Honor Guard has been requested for a military funeral ceremony.

When: Saturday, 18 April 2026
Where: Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home
Chapel service: 12:00 pm
Veteran's name: John Paul Spearman, Jr. | USA
Date of Birth: 30 Jun 1946

We thank Mr. Spearman for his service to our country and offer condolences to his family and friends.

04/12/2026

The Honor Guard has been requested for a military funeral ceremony.
When: Wednesday, 15 April 2026
Where: Serenity Memorial Gardens
Graveside: 12:30 pm
Veteran's name: Duncan M. Mathis | USA
Date of Birth: 27 Jan 1945

04/09/2026

The Honor Guard has been requested for a military funeral ceremony.

When: Friday, 10 April 2026
Where: Serenity Memorial Gardens
Graveside: 2:30 pm
Veteran's name: Samuel Carl Williamson | USA
Date of Birth: 05 May 1945

We thank Mr. Williamson for his courageous service to our country and offer our heartfelt condolences to his friends and family.