WILLIAM K "BILL" EDWARDS of Massillon, OH died November 27, 2013 at the age of 66. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer and worked at Batesville Casket Company for 10 years. He graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 1970.
WILLIAM J. DENGLER of Amherst, NY died November 22, 2013 at the age of 86. He was the founder of Dengler Funeral Homes, which was first located on Leroy Avenue in Buffalo.
BERNARD F. SLAUGHTER SR of Chicago, IL died November 13, 2013. In 1972, he established Slaughter Funeral Home, later renamed Slaughter & Sons Funeral Home after his children, Benita and Bernard Slaughter Jr., joined the business. He graduated from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in 1948. He was a member of the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association.
BRENNA RAE ALLEN of Rockford, IL died November 11, 2013 at the age of 39. She was a licensed funeral director at several funeral homes in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. She obtained her bachelor degree in Mortuary Science from Southern Illinois University.
JOHN W. AMEY of Austin, TX died November 8, 2013 at the age of 76. In 1976, he purchased Wilke-Clay Funeral Home on South Congress. He worked alongside his wife, Linda for nearly 20 years as a funeral director at Wilke-Amey-Clay Funeral Home and later at Amey Funeral Home in northwest Austin. He began his career at Cook Funeral Home...
MARY McENTIRE of Cayce, SC died November 5, 2013 at the age of 89. She retired from Capital City Casket Company, which she owned alongside her late husband, James.
JAMES "JIM ED" E. LAWRENCE of Harrison, TN died November 4, 2013 at the age of 79. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer at Chattanooga Funeral Home, retiring in 2011. He graduated from John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science in 1956.
CHARLES J. FRANKLIN of Floresville, TX died October 31, 2013 at the age of 76. He was a funeral director and owner of Franklin Funeral Home and was the former vice president of Mission Park Funeral Homes and Cemeteries.
JOE VANCEL of Lafayette, IN died October 31, 2013 at the age of 80. He was a funeral director at Reece Funeral Home in Harrogate, TN.
JEAN W. HOWE of Moorpark, CA died October 27, 2013 at the age of 79. In 1958, she and her husband George Howe established Howe Mortuary, which they operated for 30 years.