CHARLES D "CHUCK" SIFERD
Nov 2, 2017
CHARLES D "CHUCK" SIFERD of Lima, OH died November 2, 2017 at the age of 89. He was a licensed funeral director at his family's firm, Siferd Funeral Home for over 50 years, retiring in 1998.
JOE HIBLER
Nov 2, 2017
JOE HIBLER of Beachwood, OH died November 2, 2017 at the age of 89. A retired Cleveland, OH funeral director, he graduated from the Cleveland College of Mortuary Science and was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
BERNARD R. STURM
Oct 29, 2017
BERNARD R. STURM of Grayville, IL died October 29, 2017at the age of 97. He was a licensed funeral director, owner and operator of Sturm Funeral Homes, which he purchased from Josh Nash in 1944. The purchase of the funeral home came with a furniture store in downtown Grayville; it was sold a few years later. In 1972, Sturm built...
CHARLES R. LANIER
Oct 29, 2017
CHARLES R. LANIER, SR of Lakeland, FL died October 29, 2017at the age of 90. He served Polk county families for over 67 years as a licensed funeral director, beginning with Gentry-Morrison Funeral Homes and later the Lanier Funeral Home, which he established in 1982.
CHARLES RICHARD WILLIAMS
Oct 28, 2017
CHARLES RICHARD WILLIAMS, SR of Charleston, MO died October 28, 2017 at the age of 77. He served his apprenticeship under Lawrence H. Jones, Sr in Kansas City, MO before moving to Charleston in 1966 to work for L. R. Sparks Funeral Home as a licensed funeral director and embalmer. He later became part owner of the funeral home. A...
GORDON C. TAPPAN
Oct 28, 2017
GORDON C. TAPPAN of Phoenix, NY died October 28, 2017at the age of 87. A licensed funeral director since 1955, he purchased the Allanson-Glanville Funeral Home and added his surname, Tappan, in 1961. He graduated from the Simmons School of Mortuary Science in Syracuse.
DONALD LEE COMBS
Oct 27, 2017
DONALD LEE COMBS of Richwood, WV died October 27, 2017 at the age of 90. A licensed funeral director and embalmer for over 60 years, he was the owner and operator of Richwood Monuments, the former owner of Mountainview Cemetery and Combs Funeral Home in Montgomery and was co-owner of Combs Funeral Home in Gauley Bridge. He graduated from the...
BILLY JACK LINDLEY
Oct 25, 2017
BILLY JACK LINDLEY of Chillicothe, MO died October 25, 2017 at the age of 90. A licensed funeral director and embalmer since 1951, he worked for the Runninberger Funeral Home in Harrisonville, MO from 1949 to 1951; the Langsford Funeral Home in Lee's Summit, MO from 1951 to 1955; and later the Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada, MO from 1955...
HUGH R. STORMS
Oct 21, 2017
HUGH R. STORMS of Potsdam, NY died October 21, 2017 at the age of 91. He was a licensed funeral director at Skyview Memorial Lawn in Vallejo, CA for 20 years, retiring in 2000. After his retirement, he moved to Potsdam, where he worked for the Seymour Funeral Home as well as the Allen-Denesha and Allen-Nichols Funeral Homes for many...
JAMES R "JIM" LOOMIS
Oct 21, 2017
JAMES R "JIM" LOOMIS SR of Buffalo, NY died October 21, 2017 at the age of 85. A third generation funeral director, he spent 68 years operating the Loomis, Offers & Loomis, Inc., which his grandfather founded in 1893. Many area funeral directors did their apprenticeship under Loomis. He was a member of the New York Funeral Directors Association and...