Elijah P. Lovejoy June Memorial Service/Scholarship Awards Program
ALTON - The June Memorial Service/Scholarship Awards Program of the Elijah P. Lovejoy Memorial will be held on Sunday, June 11, 2023 at the Lovejoy Gravesite in Alton City Cemetery. The gravesite is located behind the Lovejoy Monument. The program begins at 4:00 p.m. Bonnie Fox, President of the Lovejoy Memorial will preside and offer the welcome. Minister Elam A. King, III, Associate Minister, Greater St. James Baptist Church will offer the Invocation and Benediction. Vocal soloist is Dr. Rhonda Green. The scholarship awards will be presented by Lovejoy Board members Renee Bauer and Mary Buckley, and President, Bonnie Fox. The highlight of the program will be the presentation of scholarships to six (6) 2023 graduates of Alton High School. The Elijah P. Lovejoy Memorial Scholarship was first awarded in 1954. This year it will be presented to Kennedy Stephens. She will receive $25,000 total during the four (4) years of her college education. In 2019 the Lovejoy Memorial established