JOHN GREGSTON BARKER
Oct 19, 2016
JOHN GREGSTON BARKER of Paducah, KY died October 19, 2016 at the age of 94. He was the owner of Barker Funeral Home, co-owner of Fendley-Barker & Harris Funeral Home, and longtime owner of Roth Funeral Chapel, Inc. While serving as funeral director and embalmer, Barker also served on the state board. He served as McCracken County coroner for numerous...
J. BRADLEY MCGONIGLE
Oct 17, 2016
J. BRADLEY MCGONIGLE of Hermitage, PA died Oc-tober 17, 2016 at the age of 83. He was a third generation funeral director for more than 40 years. He began his career in New Castle where his grandfather, John McGonigle, established the McGonigle Funeral Home in 1897. In 1964, he and his wife, Mary Ellen moved to Sharon and established the...
LAWRENCE "LARRY" MANDEL
Oct 16, 2016
LAWRENCE "LARRY" MANDEL of Highland Park, IL died October 16, 2016 at the age of 67. Larry was an interfaith life cycle celebrant and funeral director concierge. A fourth generation funeral director, he was owner and manager of Piser Funeral Services in Skokie, IL from 1980 until SCI purchased the firm. In July of 2013, Larry participated in a strike...
SAMUEL DWIGHT CAMPBELL
Oct 16, 2016
SAMUEL DWIGHT CAMPBELL of Rutledge, TN and Maynardville, TN died October 16, 2016 at the age of 78. He worked alongside his wife, Dottie Looney Williams Campbell in owning and operating the Cooke-Campbell Mortuary in Maynardville. A 1961 graduate of the John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Tennessee Funeral Directors Association and the...
W.E. CHAMBERLAIN
Oct 7, 2016
GREG W.E. CHAMBERLAIN of Oregon, MO died October 7, 2016 at the age of 87. In 1996, he and his wife, Betty established the Chamberlain Funeral Home & Monuments in Rock Port. They purchased a funeral home in Oregon, MO in 1986 and added Mount City in 1995. He graduated from the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science in 1996 and...
DAVID L. MONROE
Oct 7, 2016
DAVID L. MONROE of Oneonta, NY died October 7 2016 at the age of 85. He worked for Leonard Hall Funeral Home in Delhi and later for Bookout Funeral Home in Oneonta, which he eventually purchased. He owned and operated it for many years as a licensed funeral director, retiring in 1997. He graduated from the Simmons Institute of Funeral...
DAVID L. MONROE
Oct 7, 2016
DAVID L. MONROE of Oneonta, NY died October 7, 2016 at the age of 85. He began working at Leonard Hall Funeral Home in Delhi and later the Bookhout Funeral Home in Oneonta as a licensed funeral director and embalmer. He owned and operated the funeral home until his retirement in 1997. He graduated from the Simmons Institute of Mortuary...
JAMES D. BETTS
Oct 5, 2016
JAMES D. BETTS of Geneva, WI died October 5, 2016 at the age of 72. He was the owner and operator of Betts Funeral Home in Elkhorn from 1976 until his retirement in 2008. He graduated from the Wisconsin Institute of Mortuary Science in Milwaukee.
JAMES D. BETTS
Oct 5, 2016
JAMES D. BETTS of Geneva, WI died October 5, 2016 at the age of 72. He was the owner and operator of Betts Funeral Home in Elkhorn, WI from 1976 until his retirement in 2008. He graduated from the Wisconsin Institute of Mortuary Science.
JAMES O. KISHLER
Oct 1, 2016
JAMES O. KISHLER of Columbus, OH died October 1, 2016 at the age of 89. He co-founded Brucker & Kishler Funeral Home in 1951 and was a graduate of the Cleveland College of Mortuary Science.