THOMAS "TOM" SAWYER of Belleville, IL died December 16, 2019 at the age of 80. A retired deputy coroner for St. Clair County, he was co-owner of Sawyer Ambulance and Livery Service since 1967. Sawyer worked alongside his son and grandsons in operating the family business and was a member of the St. Clair County Funeral Directors Association.
MYRON D. "MIKE" ERICSON of Fremont, OH died December 12, 2019 at the age of 89. A licensed funeral director and embalmer for 36 years, he served 25 years with Service Corporation International, retiring in 1992. He graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1956.
E. HAAS GALLAWAY JR of Boynton Beach, FL died December 11, 2019 at the age of 79. Gallaway began working at Gallaway and Crane Funeral Home as a young boy, working alongside his father learning the trade. Gallaway later purchased the funeral home from his father and Mr. Crane and continued to serve his community until his retirement in 2012....
RICHARD C. ARMSTRONG of Seville, OH died December 8, 2019 at the age of 76. He preceded his father and grandfather in owning and operating the Armstrong Funeral Home for a combined total of over 100 years. Armstrong was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
JOHN RYLAND GARRETT of Appomattox, VA died December 8, 2019 at the age of 83. A Certified Funeral Service Practitioner, he worked at Robinson Funeral Home and later the Whitten Funeral Home. Garrett had been a sales representative for the Dodge Company for over 30 years. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of...
SHIRLEY P. GRAUMLICH of Worthington, OH died December 7, 2019 at the age of 84. A funeral director for more than fifty years, she was the owner and president of Graumlich Funeral Home. She was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association, Central Ohio Funeral Directors Association and the National Funeral Directors Association.
NEIL GRANT MACKENZIE of Springfield, MA died December 5, 2019 at the age of 73. He worked alongside his parents in his family's business, MacKenzie Vault, Inc. He owned and operated the business for thirty years, proudly working alongside his son, Scott, until his retirement.
FRANK STEVENS "STEVE' BRYAN JR of Columbia, NC died November 30, 2019 at the age of 77. He was the president and owner of Bryan Funeral Service. In 1977, Bryan partnered with Alex Lee and a group of family and friends to create the Bryan Lee Funeral Home in Garner and in 1986 he purchased the former Owens Funeral Home...
KEITH MARLIN JENSEN of Chubbuck, ID died November 30, 2019 at the age of 89. He worked alongside his wife, Marian as a funeral director, owner and operator of the Shaffer-Jensen Mortuaries in Payette, New Plymouth and Fruitland. He also owned and operated funeral homes in Bonners Ferry and Burley as well as many other business enterprises around the country.
DAVID M. POYNER of Wickenburg, AZ died November 26, 2019 at the age of 59. He owned and operated David's Desert Chapel for 16 years. He graduated from Mid-America College of Funeral Service in 1989.