DEBBIE LOU SCHRODER
Jun 17, 2021
DEBBIE LOU SCHRODER of Moline, IL died June 17, 2021 at the age of 78. She and her husband, Stephen Schroder owned and operated Schroder Mortuary in Silvis for over thirty-five years before they retired in 2002.
BETTYE O'NEAL HUTCHINGS
Jun 17, 2021
BETTYE O'NEAL HUTCHINGS of Macon, GA died June 17, 2021 at the age of 90. A licensed funeral director since 1967, she was employed part-time at Hutchings Funeral Home during the early 1960's and was a full-time employee from 1966 until 1987 as manager and secretary/treasurer. Hutchings was the owner of the funeral home at the time of her passing....
THOMAS CLAY GRAHAM
Jun 13, 2021
THOMAS CLAY GRAHAM of Pittsburgh, PA, died June 13, 2021 at the age of 64. He worked for several funeral homes over the years, was most recently employed at House of Law Inc in Pittsburgh. He graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science.
GREGORY FORBES
Jun 12, 2021
GREGORY FORBES of Parsons, KS died June 12, 2021 at the age of 52. A licensed funeral director, embalmer and life insurance agent, he established Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in 2000 alongside Marlan Hoffman. In 2004, the partners expanded the business by purchasing Bath Funeral Homes in Altamont and Chetopa. A member of the Kansas Funeral Directors Association, and the National...
DARRYL KEITH BENTLEY
Jun 7, 2021
DARRYL KEITH BENTLEY of Butler, GA died June 7, 2021 at the age of 59. He was the owner and CEO of Bentley-Montfort Mortuary.
RICHARD ANTHONY KULESZA
Jun 6, 2021
RICHARD ANTHONY KULESZA of Monroe Township, NJ died June 6, 2021 at the age of 92. He was the third generation of his family to work in the casket and funeral supply industry. Kulesza dedicated over 60 years to the business as the former president and owner of Edison Casket Company. He served one term on the board of directors...
SAM SAXTON
Jun 5, 2021
SAM SAXTON of Allentown, PA died June 5, 2021 at the age of 95. He worked alongside his father in owning and operating the Cedar Hill Memorial Park until it closed in 2003. Saxton also acquired and developed several cemeteries and was an advisor for the first memorial park in Japan. A member for over sixty years, Saxton was president...
JAMES B KELLY
Jun 1, 2021
JAMES B. KELLY of Worcester, MA died June 1, 2021 at the age of 65. A third-generation funeral director for forty-seven years, he owned and operated the Kelly Funeral Home and Bereavement Care Center, which was established by his parents, Walter F. and Lillian Kelly. A graduate of the New England Institute of Funeral Service, he was past president of...
JOHN BRENTON MAYNARD
May 31, 2021
JOHN BRENTON MAYNARD of Little River, SC died May 31, 2021 at the age of 68. A retired funeral director, he worked at the Harmer's Funeral Home in Shinnston, WV for several years before purchasing the Sample-O'Donnell Funeral Home in Sharon, PA in 1991. He sold the business in 2015.
SAM A TWIFORD
May 28, 2021
SAM A. TWIFORD JR of Elizabeth City, NC died May 28, 2021 at the age of 77. A retired funeral director, he was the former co-owner of Twiford Funeral Homes and was president of the North Carolina Funeral Directors Association in 1989. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he taught at the Gupton Jones School of Mortuary...