JAMES DANIEL “DANNY” HUTCHESON
Nov 6, 2023
JAMES DANIEL “DANNY” HUTCHESON of Buchanan, GA, died November 6, 2023 at the age of 64. A funeral director and embalmer, he and his wife, Patty Hutcheson established Hutcheson’s Memorial Chapel & Crematory in Buchanan in 1983, opening a second location in 2013 in Temple. Danny was elected coroner of Haralson County in 2014 and served four terms in...
ROBERT RICHARD “BOB” FORD
Nov 4, 2023
ROBERT RICHARD “BOB” FORD of Mars, PA died November 4, 2023 at the age of 61. He was a salesman for Vantage Point Preneed and was a casket distributor and owner of R. Ford Casket LLC. Bob was a member of the Allegheny County Funeral Directors Association.
MICHAEL F. QUINN
Nov 2, 2023
MICHAEL F. QUINN of Warwick, RI died November 1, 2023 at the age of 69. He started working with his father in 1974 as a fourth-generation funeral director and retired as president of the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Home in Warwick, Tucker-Quinn Funeral Chapel in Greenville, Fagan-Quinn Funeral Home in North Kingstown, and the Potvin-Quinn Funeral Home in...
WILLIAM HENRY “BILL” BOIES
Nov 1, 2023
WILLIAM HENRY “BILL” BOIES of Muskogee, OK died November 1, 2023 at the age of 91. He purchased the Royal Casket Company Inc with the help of his father-in-law in 1962. Bill and later his son, Wesley, operated it until the business was sold to Matthews International in 2008. He served as president of the Casket Manufactures Association of...
PATRICIA E. (WOLBERT) MCDERMOTT
Nov 1, 2023
PATRICIA E. (WOLBERT) MCDERMOTT of Robinson Township, PA formerly a longtime resident of Crafton, PA died November 1, 2023 at the age of 68. A public relations director for Schepner-McDermott Funeral Home, Inc in Pittsburgh, she was a member of the Allegheny County Funeral Directors Association.
DAVID ANDREW LATTA
Oct 31, 2023
DAVID ANDREW LATTA of Toledo, OH died October 31, 2023 at the age of 56. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he worked for Ansberg-West Funeral Home. Latta joined Walker Funeral Homes in 1995 and had served as vice president and manager until his retirement. After returning to the business in 2022, he began working for Newcomer Funeral Home....
KENNETH A. CAMP
Oct 27, 2023
KENNETH A. CAMP of Osprey, FL died October 27, 2023 at the age of 78. Retiring as President & CEO of Hillenbrand, Inc in 2013, Ken spent 32 years of leadership and mentorship transforming the Batesville Casket Company and Hillenbrand organization into a global, diversified industrial company.
DONALD S. “DONNIE” TAYLOR
Oct 20, 2023
DONALD S. “DONNIE” TAYLOR of Annapolis, MD died October 20, 2023 at the age of 93. A retired funeral director, he joined his father, James S. Taylor and two brothers, John M. “Jack” Taylor Jr and Robert Taylor in operating the John M. Taylor Funeral Home, and in the 1960s, took over operations. After the funeral home sold in...
BENJAMIN G. “PAPA G” GARLAND
Oct 11, 2023
BENJAMIN G. “PAPA G” GARLAND of Albany, NY died October 11, 2023 at the age of 85. A licensed funeral director, he began working alongside his uncle, James Clifford Garland, founder of Garland Brothers Funeral Home in 1965. Benjamin became owner of the Albany and Syracuse firms in 1969 and continued to operate them until 2019, when he took...
CHARLES AUCLAIR
Oct 5, 2023
CHARLES AUCLAIR of Fall River, MA died October 5, 2023 at the age of 81. He dedicated his entire life to the funeral industry, having served as a second-generation funeral director at the Auclair Funeral Home, which was founded by his parents, Albert and Alice Auclair. In 1967, upon the death his father, Charles assumed operation of the business...