Tales from Beyond the Grave will be Sunday

By Sauk Valley Media

September 20, 2021 at 4:00 pm CDT

James Edwards sits and waits for visitors during the Tales from Beyond the Grave cemetery walk at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon in an undated file photo. Edwards portrayed Winston McReynolds, after whom the McReynolds Towers in Dixon were named. (Michael Krabbenhoeft)

DIXON — The Lee County Historical and Genealogical Society is sponsoring a cemetery walk from 1 to 3 p.m. at Oakwood Cemetery, 416 South Dement Avenue on Sunday.

The 11th annual walk features a tour with local actors that depict historical Dixonites from days gone by.

Adult donation for this event is $5. All others free. On-street parking is available. Pickup assistance for those with mobility issues is available. Attendees are asked not to enter off state Route 38.

Bill Wadsworth portrays L.D. Pitcher, the founder and general manager of Dixon Home Telephone Company, during the cemetery walk Sunday morning. (Michael Krabbenhoeft)

Tim Zielinski potrays Obadiah J. Downing, an Army general during the Civil War and a Dixon industrialist, during the cemetery walk. Downing witnessed the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. (Michael Krabbenhoeft)