ANTHONY P. AMIGONE, SR
Sep 7, 2024
ANTHONY P. AMIGONE, SR of Buffalo, NY died September 7, 2024 at the age of 92. A licensed funeral director in New York since 1953 and Pennsylvania since 1976, he was chairman of Amigone Funeral Home, Inc, which was founded by his parents, Daniel and Mary “Molly” Amigone in 1926. The hallmark “Amigone Blue” livery was his creation. A graduate...
ERIC E. ANDERSON
Sep 6, 2024
ERIC E. ANDERSON of Lewisville, OH died September 6, 2024 at the age of 55. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he was employed as an inspector for the Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, Anderson was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
LOUIS CRESPO
Sep 6, 2024
LOUIS CRESPO of Friendswood, TX died September 6, 2024 at the age of 85. A second-generation funeral director, he was credited for developing protocol recognized as the standard by the funeral service industry in the international shipment of human remains. A 1961 graduate of the Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service, he served on the board of directors for the International Funeral...
DOUGLAS FRANCIS SHELBY
Sep 3, 2024
DOUGLAS FRANCIS SHELBY of Covington, IN died September 3, 2024 at the age of 69. A licensed Indiana and Illinois funeral director since 1986, he worked at Shelby Funeral Home for thirty-seven years and had formerly operated Parham Funeral Home in Veedersburg. Shelby served as Fountain County Coroner for eight years and a deputy for eight years. A 1986 graduate...
JASON DARRELL BETHANY
Aug 30, 2024
JASON DARRELL BETHANY of Roswell, NM died August 30, 2024 at the age of 50. He served families throughout Southeast New Mexico and Texas as a funeral director for over 20 years. A 1995 graduate of the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service, he was a member of the New Mexico Funeral Directors Association.
JAMES MATTHEW “MATT” BOYD
Aug 28, 2024
JAMES MATTHEW “MATT” BOYD of Dallas, TX died August 28, 2024 at the age of 69. He spent the past 30-plus years in the insurance industry, having worked with members of the funeral profession, selling preneed funeral insurance. In 2014, Boyd was awarded the Supplier of the Year award by the Texas Funeral Directors Association.
ROBERT L. “BOB EARTHMAN
Aug 26, 2024
ROBERT L. “BOB EARTHMAN of Houston, TX died August 26, 2024 at the age of 84. He served families throughout the Houston area during his 60-year career as a funeral director. A graduate of the Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service, Bob served as president for both the Texas Funeral Directors Association and the Southeast Texas Funeral Directors Association.
HERBERT CHARLES “HERB” CRAFT
Aug 19, 2024
HERBERT CHARLES “HERB” CRAFT of Abington, PA died August 19, 2024 at the age of 91. A longtime member of the funeral industry, his grandfather owned a funeral home in downtown Philadelphia where he had assisted his father, J. Wesley Craft, Jr from an early age. Together, they founded their funeral home at 1801 Old York Road. Craft later purchased the...
DAVID J. DUTCAVICH
Aug 19, 2024
DAVID J. DUTCAVICH of Minersville, PA died August 19, 2024 at the age of 70. He was a funeral director at Dutcavich Funeral Home since 1982, which was founded by his father, the late John J. Dutcavich. Dutcavich served the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, retiring in 1992 as the Chief Hospital Corpsman. He also served as deputy...
TIMOTHY R. BARNES
Aug 18, 2024
TIMOTHY R. BARNES of Albany, OH died August 18, 2024 at the age of 82. A retired funeral director and embalmer, he joined Hughes Funeral Home in Athens, OH as an assistant manager. In 1985 Barnes moved to the medical science field at Ohio University (OU) where he served for 18 years as the director of the Willed Body Program,...