we always called it decoratiom day instead of memorial day, we would all go to the cemetary with tools to clean and trim the graves of fam, and then have a pinic lunch .the women would bring wax flowers and paper crepe flowers that were waxed.and put them on all the graves. us children would pick wild flowers and do the same like black eyed susans .wild daisy, and clover and sunflowers. also pine cones . and violets . sun flowers also.dandelions and puff balls. It was an all day affair.GOOD FAM TIMES