EDWARD H. SAXTON of North Canton, OH and formerly Rocky River, OH died July 12, 2016 at the age of 86. He was a fifth generation funeral director at the Saxton Family Funeral Chapels for over 60 years. He graduated from the Western Reserve College of Mortuary Science in 1950 and was a member of the Cuyahoga County Funeral Directors Association, Stark County Funeral Directors Association, Ohio State Embalmers Association, Ohio State Funeral Directors Association and served as state chairman for the International Order of the Golden Rule from 1960 until 1965.