HARRY I. KENNEDY
Mar 24, 2025
HARRY I. KENNEDY of Clarksburg, WV died March 24, 2025 at the age of 83. A funeral director, he owned and operated Davis-Weaver Funeral Home for over 30 years.
KENNETH “KEN” PAUL
Mar 24, 2025
KENNETH “KEN” PAUL of Norwood, MN died March 24, 2025 at the age of 85. A longtime area funeral director, he and his wife, Ellen, owned and operated the Paul Funeral Home in Norwood and Lester Prairie. Ken attended the school of mortuary science at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
ERVIN RAY CECIL
Mar 22, 2025
ERVIN RAY CECIL of High Point, NC died March 22, 2025 at the age of 91. He had a lifelong affiliation with Cumby Funeral Service. Cecil worked as an ambulance attendant in 1950 and received his funeral director’s license in 1958. For the next 67 years, Cecil worked at the funeral home in both part-time and full-time roles.
THOMAS GRAY “TOM” MCGREW
Mar 22, 2025
THOMAS GRAY “TOM” MCGREW of Arlington, TX died March 22, 2025 at the age of 83. In 1980, he and wife, Sandy founded Monarch Medical, initially serving hospitals, then transitioning to the funeral home market as Monarch Resources, now serving nearly 2,000 funeral homes across North America and beyond. McGrew served as president of the Texas Funeral Directors Association Sales Club and...
ROBERT B. “BOB” MARCY
Mar 18, 2025
ROBERT B. “BOB” MARCY of Conneaut, OH died March 18, 2025 at the age of 87. A fourth-generation funeral director and embalmer since 1961, he owned and operated Marcy Funeral Home, which was established in 1868. A member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association, he graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science and had attended the National Foundation of...
DAVID E. “DAVE” HODGES
Mar 17, 2025
DAVID E. “DAVE” HODGES of Bloomfield Hills, MI and Angola, IN died March 17, 2025 at the age of 79. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer in Michigan and Ohio and spent most of his career as an embalming specialist. A co-founder of the Michigan Embalmers Society, Dave looked for opportunities to both advance his practice and serve...
CARLTON T. BROOKS
Mar 3, 2025
CARLTON T. BROOKS of Richmond, VA died March 3, 2025 at the age of 98. A funeral director since 1951, he partnered with Oscar F. Howard to establish the Brooks-Howard Funeral Home in Richmond, which closed seven years later. Brooks spent several years at Lightfoot Funeral Home before re-opening the former Brooks-Howard building under a new name, Carlton T. Brooks Funeral Home...
KELLY T. SANVIDGE SR
Feb 24, 2025
KELLY T. SANVIDGE SR of Chestertown, NY died February 24, 2025 at the age of 65. A funeral director for over 40 years, he worked alongside his brother, in owning and operating the John J. Sanvidge Funeral Home, Inc, which was founded by their father in 1950. Sanvidge earned his associate’s degree in applied science from the Hudson Valley Community...
JOHN J. GMITER, JR
Feb 21, 2025
JOHN J. GMITER, JR of Pittsburgh, PA died February 21, 2025 at the age of 77. He served the South Side community as a funeral director and owner of John J. Gmiter Funeral Home until his retirement in 2003. Gmiter was a member of the Allegheny County Funeral Directors Association.
MICHAEL A. TOMON
Feb 19, 2025
MICHAEL A. TOMON of Middleburg Heights, OH died February 19, 2025 at the age of 73. A licensed funeral director for over 50 years, he was a third-generation owner and operator of Tomon & Sons Funeral Home and was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.