ROBERT CREAL
Sep 10, 2014
ROBERT CREAL SR of St. Petersburg, FL died September 10, 2014 at the age of 88. He was the owner of Creal Funeral Home. He became president of the Florida Mortuary Association in the late 70's. He later served on a governor-appointed board that oversaw new funeral home regulations and organized statewide seminars to educate black funeral home directors about...
GORDON B. GARRETT
Sep 10, 2014
GORDON B. GARRETT of Titusville, PA died September 10, 2014 at the age of 80. In 1956 he began working at E. A. Peterson Funeral Home before purchasing it alongside his wife Marcia in 1965. He graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science.
MICHAEL JOHN CARLUCCI
Sep 7, 2014
MICHAEL JOHN CARLUCCI of Dunmore, PA died September 7, 2014 at the age of 94. He worked alongside his late parents, John "Jack" and Mary Coviello Carlucci and brother, Leonard at the Carlucci Funeral Home for over 65 years as a licensed Pennsylvania funeral director. A graduate of the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service in New York, he...
FRANCIS "F. W." STANLEY
Sep 5, 2014
FRANCIS "F. W." STANLEY JR of Shelby, NC died September 5, 2014 at the age of 84. He was a fifth generation funeral director, owner and operator of Stanley Funeral Home in Goldsboro. He closed the family business in 1963. He graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1953, and is the only person to date to score...
CAROL B. NEILL
Aug 31, 2014
CAROL B. NEILL of Mooresville, NC died August 31, 2014 at the age of 77. In 1980, he founded Neill Funeral Home, operating it for 34 years as a funeral director before selling it to, Clint Ingram, his mentee in late March. He graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1958.
B. F. "BUDDY" LORIMER
Aug 30, 2014
B. F. "BUDDY" LORIMER, III of Chattanooga, TN died August 30, 2014 at the age of 72. He was a licensed Tennessee funeral director and embalmer at Chattanooga Funeral Home. He worked at Booth Funeral Home in Rockwood, TN during high school. He graduated from the John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science in 1963.
MELANIE HEATH BRYANT POSEY
Aug 30, 2014
MELANIE HEATH BRYANT POSEY of Paragould, AR died August 30, 2014 at the age of 43. She was a third generation funeral director, embalmer and assistant manager of the family business, Heath Funeral Home, which was founded by her grandparents, the late Verlyn L. and Helen Heath in 1945. In addition, she served as the founder and organizer for the...
ADRIAN F. BOYLSTON
Aug 29, 2014
ADRIAN F. BOYLSTON of Hilton Head Island, SC died August 29, 2014 at the age of 87. He served as publisher of the American Funeral Director and American Cemetery magazines, and the Blue Book of Funeral Directors for more than four decades. In 1959, he joined his father's company, Kates-Boylston Publications as advertising manager for the Midwest territory. Following the...
WILLIAM P. "BILL" RUTHERFORD
Aug 24, 2014
WILLIAM P. "BILL" RUTHERFORD of Columbus, OH died August 24, 2014 at the age of 91. He was president and CEO of Rutherford Funeral Homes and Crematories and was a licensed funeral director since 1944. He served as past president of the Cremation Association of North America, Central Ohio Funeral Directors Association, Ohio Funeral Directors Association, and the National Funeral...
CHARLES EDWIN HESS
Aug 22, 2014
CHARLES EDWIN HESS of Danville, WV formerly of Williamson, WV died August 22, 2014 at the age of 90. He was a licensed funeral director for 67 years and employed at Handley Funeral Home for 37 years.