HOMER ALBA
May 14, 2025
HOMER ALBA of Los Angeles, CA died May 14, 2025 at the age of 79. Over a span of 38 years, he served as the senior vice president and vice president emeritus of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Despite his official retirement status, Alba remained actively involved in the cemetery. He previously served as president of the California and Los Angeles County...
REV. HARDIN MURPHY MARTIN SR
May 13, 2025
REV. HARDIN MURPHY MARTIN SR of Steubenville, OH died May 13, 2025 at the age of 82. A retired funeral director and embalmer, he worked at Stowder’s Funeral Home and Watson’s Funeral Home before establishing the H. M. Martin Funeral Home in 1969 with his father. Together, he and his wife, Rosary, continued to own and operate the business for nearly...
ROBERT EUGENE “BOB” GOMPF
May 13, 2025
ROBERT EUGENE “BOB” GOMPF of Cardington, OH died May 13, 2025 at the age of 99. A licensed funeral director since 1949, he began his career with Shaw-Davis Funeral Home in Columbus and later spent 36 years with the Curl Funeral Home, which was destroyed by a tornado in 1981. In response, Bob and his wife, Donna June, opened Gompf...
WILLIAM CHARLES DEELEY
Apr 29, 2025
WILLIAM CHARLES DEELEY of Punxsutawney, PA died April 29, 2025 at the age of 75. A funeral director, he was the owner and operator of Deeley Funeral Home and brought the town into the national spotlight by serving as handler of Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog. Deeley was a member of the Clearfield-Jefferson County Funeral Directors Association for 50 years.
ROBERT L. “BOBBY” ELLIS
Apr 25, 2025
ROBERT L. “BOBBY” ELLIS of Moreland, KY died April 25, 2025 at the age of 80. He began working for the W. L. Pruitt Funeral Home at the age of 13, washing hearses and setting chairs. Throughout his life, Bobby continued to work part-time at the firm, where he had operated the ambulance service and assisted with the removals, visitations...
MARY ELLEN MACK
Apr 25, 2025
MARY ELLEN MACK of Gardner, MA died April 25, 2025 at the age of 95. She helped her husband, John H. “Jack” Mack, establish the former John H. Mack Funeral Home of Gardner, now the Mack Family Funeral Homes. Mary continued to work alongside her husband in the funeral home for several years.
FREDERICK B. SPADACCINO SR
Apr 25, 2025
FREDERICK B. SPADACCINO SR of Trumbull, CT died April 25, 2025 at the age of 81. A retired funeral director, he graduated from the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service and was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association and the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association.
JAMES L. “JIMMY” HINMAN, JR
Apr 23, 2025
JAMES L. “JIMMY” HINMAN, JR of Princess Anne, MD died April 23, 2025 at the age of 71. A funeral director for 42 years, he dedicated his professional life to the family business, Hinman Funeral Home, which was founded by his parents, James Lee Hinman, Sr and Edna Erlene Midgett Hinman in 1958. Jimmy graduated from the Cincinnati College of...
BILLIE WHITE EVERETT
Apr 21, 2025
BILLIE WHITE EVERETT of Lubbock, TX died April 21, 2025 at the age of 93. A retired funeral director, she worked alongside her first husband, Martin M. White, Jr., in managing the Stanley Jones Funeral Home in Tahoka. In 1962, Martin and Billie purchased the firm, and continued to own and operate it as White Funeral Home. In 1985, she and her...
DAVID F. “DAVE” HODAPP
Apr 20, 2025
DAVID F. “DAVE” HODAPP of Cincinnati, OH died April 20, 2025 at the age of 84. A retired funeral director, he previously owned and operated the Hodapp Funeral Home in College Hill. Dave was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.