KEVIN P. MCMANUS of Birmingham, NY died February 16, 2018 at the age of 68. A licensed funeral director for 48 years, he worked at the McDevitt Brothers Funeral Home for 38 years before becoming the owner of McDevitt & McManus Funeral Home in 2008. He graduated from the Simmons School of Mortuary Science.
DAVID R. COURTLEY of Poland, OH died February 10, 2018 at the age of 78. A licensed funeral director for 55 years, he was president of the Shriver-Allison-Courtley-Weller-King Funeral Home in Youngstown, OH. He was a member of the National Selected Morticians, National Funeral Directors Association, Ohio Funeral Directors Association, Tri-County Funeral Directors Association and the Ohio Embalmers Association.
CECIL MARVIN "BUB" HARVEY of Ardmore, OK died February 7, 2018 at the age of 93. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he owned and operated his family's business, Harvey Funeral Home, alongside his wife, Peggy until 1988 when they retired. A graduate of the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association,...
JERRY DON ILEY of Ranger, TX died February 7, 2018 at the age of 77. He worked in the funeral industry for over 50 years as a licensed funeral director, having served the Dallas, De Leon, Morton, Haskell and Temple communities. He graduated from the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service.
MARIAN DREIS of Albany, NY died February 6, 2018 at the age of 96. She worked alongside her husband, the late Louis T. Dreis, in owning Dreis Funeral Home, which they operated for over 50 years.
MARSHALL LANE STEEN of Ashland, KY died February 6, 2018 at the age of 65. He was a third generation funeral director and embalmer at Steen Funeral Home, which was established by his father, John Steen in 1925. A 1974 graduate of the Kentucky School of Mortuary Science, he formerly served on the board of directors for Ashland Cemetery.
MICHAEL D. CANZONE of Mayfield Heights, OH died February 5, 2018 at the age of 76. He worked for Superior Funeral Supply for several years before starting the Advertising Sales Company in Cleveland, OH which his son, Matt took over several years ago. He continued to enjoy attending the Western Pennsylvania Funeral Directors Association convention.
MYRTLE WESTMORELAND of Statesville, NC died February 3, 2018 at the age of 97. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, she worked alongside her husband, Glenn Westmoreland in owning the Bunch Funeral Home and the Johnson Funeral Home, which they combined to form Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home. They also acquired the Reavis Funeral Home of Harmony and operated the funeral homes...
STEPHEN PETERSON of East Stroudsburg, PA died February 2, 2018 at the age of 71. He was a licensed funeral director for the past 35 years, retiring from the A. Barrett Funeral Home in Brooklyn, NY.
MARK OWEN ELDER of Eaton, OH died January 31, 2018 at the age of 59. Mark was an entrepreneur and a founder and partner of many businesses. He currently served as vice president of sales for Vandor Corporation, Starmark® Cremation Products and C. J. Boots Casket Company. He was a past board member of the Casket and Funeral Supply Association...