THOMAS EDWARD "TOM" GRAVES
Jan 13, 2017
THOMAS EDWARD "TOM" GRAVES, JR of Norfolk, VA died January 13, 2017 at the age of 92. He served his apprenticeship at Hale Funeral Home in Norfolk before establishing the Graves Funeral Home in 1953 with the help of his family and wife. It was the first establishment ever designed and built to service the African-American community in the area....
GERALDINE BROWSER WOOD
Jan 13, 2017
GERALDINE BROWSER WOOD of Wynnefield, PA died January 13, 2017 at the age of 89. In 1959, she and her husband, Clarence M. Wood established the Wood Funeral Home in Philadelphia, where she acted as the support staff and lady attendant.
JOHN HARVEY GIVENS
Jan 10, 2017
JOHN HARVEY GIVENS, JR of Pearisburg, VA died January 10, 2017at the age of 82. He served his apprenticeship at J.T. Morris & Son Funeral Home in Petersburg before receiving his funeral directors license in 1957.He returned to Pearisburg in 1959 to join his brother, Cale T. Givens at Givens Funeral Home, which was established by their father, the late...
WAYNE H. JUSTICE
Jan 7, 2017
WAYNE H. JUSTICE of Hendersonville, TN died January 7, 2017 at the age of 78. He joined Ambulance & Coach Sales of Nashville in 1986, and later became part-owner for 25 years, supplying hearses and limousines to the funeral industry throughout the Southeast. He was a member of the Tennessee and Mississippi Funeral Supply Sales Clubs.
REVEREND DONALD H. JORDAN
Jan 2, 2017
REVEREND DONALD H. JORDAN SR of Middletown, OH died January 2, 2017 at the age of 83. He was the founder and owner of Thompson, Hall & Jordan Funeral Homes of Cincinnati, OH; Green, Hall & Jordan Memorial Chapel of Hamilton, OH; and the Hall Jordan & Petty Memorial Chapel of Middletown, OH. He founded his first funeral home in...
REV. VANDROTH BACKUS
Dec 26, 2016
REV. VANDROTH BACKUS of Florence, SC died December 26, 2016 at the age of 91. He was a licensed funeral director and founder of Backus Funeral Home.
DELBERT DUANE BOWERS
Dec 26, 2016
DELBERT DUANE BOWERS of Harker Heights, TX died December 26, 2016 at the age of 87. A licensed funeral director, he and his business partner, William "Bill" Crawford established the Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home in Killeen in 1972 and Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home in Copperas Cove in 1988. They sold the business to Service Corporation Inter-national in 1989, although he remained active...
ALBERT "AL" E. BRIEDE
Dec 23, 2016
ALBERT "AL" E. BRIEDE III of New Orleans, LA died December 23, 2016 at the age of 94. He was a licensed funeral director and owner of the McMahon-Coburn-Briede Funeral Home for more than six decades. He was a member of the New Orleans Funeral Directors Association and the Louisiana Funeral Directors Association.
H. BARTH LITTLETON
Dec 22, 2016
H. BARTH LITTLETON of Sabina, OH died December 22, 2016 at the age of 86. He was a licensed funeral director at Littleton Funeral Home for over 60 years. He graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science and was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
DANIEL "DAN" WEBSTER MCBRIDE
Dec 21, 2016
DANIEL "DAN" WEBSTER MCBRIDE of Paragould, AR formerly of Rector, AR died December 21, 2016 at the age of 93. He was a funeral director, embalmer and owner of Irby Funeral Home for 35 years. He served on the board of directors and was past president for both the Arkansas Embalmers and Funeral Directors and the Arkansas State Burial Association.