DAVID P. BYERS

Sep 22, 2016

DAVID P. BYERS of Murrells Inlet, SC, formerly of Parkersburg, WV died September 22, 2016 at the age of 62. He was a licensed funeral director at the Leavitt Funeral Home in Parkersburg for 37 years and managed the Goldfinch Funeral Home-Beach Chapel in Murrells Inlet for the past five years. He graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science.

ROBERT J. MORELAND

Sep 20, 2016

ROBERT J. MORELAND of Westerville, OH died September 20, 2016 at the age of 72. He was co-owner and operator of Moreland Funeral Home and a graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.

CURTIS L. SIMPSON

Sep 12, 2016

CURTIS L. SIMPSON SR of Los Angeles, CA died September 12, 2016 at the age of 67. He was a licensed funeral director and mortician for 40 years, having worked at the historic Barnum Funeral Home in Americus, GA and later founded the Simpson Family Mortuary, which consisted of five locations throughout California that he formerly owned and operated. A...

JOHN EDWARD PHILLIPS

Sep 11, 2016

JOHN EDWARD PHILLIPS of Hernando, MS died September 11, 2016 at the age of 90. He was the owner and operator of Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home, which he and his family purchased from Bridgforth Tarver and Martha Frances Tarver in 1982. He oversaw the relocation of more than 50 graves from the former DeSoto County Children's Home to Goodrum Cemetery when...

ADRIANA COLBERT HARRISON

Sep 4, 2016

ADRIANA COLBERT HARRISON of Memphis, TN died September 4, 2016 at the age of 55. She was the owner and operator of Harrison's Memorial Chapel, Inc and Harrison's Funeral Home Inc, Orange Mound Chapel. She received her funeral service certification from Stratford University.

GARY ROBERT TOMBLYN

Sep 3, 2016

GARY ROBERT TOMBLYN of Buckhannon, WV died September 3, 2016 at the age of 65. He was the former owner of the Tomblyn Whitescarver Funeral Chapel in Buckhannon and the Alkire Funeral Chapel in Ireland. He graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 1973.

WENDELL DONOVAN HINKSON

Aug 31, 2016

WENDELL DONOVAN HINKSON of Great Bend, KS died August 31, 2016 at the age of 75. He was a licensed funeral director at Bryant-Christians Funeral Home until his retirement in 2016 after 50 years of service to the profession.

WILLIAM F. "BILL" HARRIS

Aug 30, 2016

WILLIAM F. "BILL" HARRIS of Shelby, MI died August 30, 2016 at the age of 91. He began working at Sullivan Funeral Home in Grand Rapids and later was employed at Lee Funeral Home in Muskegon Heights. He and his wife, Irene Schroeder became a partner of Burton Cooper in 1961 and sole owner in 1963. Harris operated the funeral...

GEORGE P. "GEE" KALAS

Aug 15, 2016

GEORGE P. "GEE" KALAS, JR of Annapolis, MD and formerly of Upper Marlboro, MD died August 15, 2016 at the age of 68. He was a fourth generation funeral director at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home in Oxon Hill, which was established by his parents, Jean and George P. Kalas, Sr in the 1970s. He assumed the presidency of...

THOMAS J. STRASSER

Aug 11, 2016

THOMAS J. STRASSER of Antigo, WI died August 11, 2016 at the age of 74. He was a licensed funeral director and owner of Strasser-Roller Funeral Home for 40 years. A graduate of the Wisconsin Institute of Mortuary Science, he was president of the Wisconsin Funeral Directors Association and was active in the National Funeral Directors Association.