DOROTHY A. BLY
May 28, 2016
DOROTHY A. BLY of Cooperstown, NY died May 28, 2016 at the age of 98. In 1954, she and her husband, James Nicely Bly purchased the Newitt & Bly Funeral Home in Little Falls and continued to own and operate it for the next 26 years.
JAMES R. CANNING
May 26, 2016
JAMES R. CANNING of Wallingford, CT died May 26, 2016 at the age of 97. He was a licensed funeral director at the B. C. Bailey Funeral Home for over 40 years. He graduated from the American Academy McAllister Institute of Embalming in New York and was a member of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association and the National Funeral Directors...
DONALD NELSON BOYER
May 25, 2016
DONALD NELSON BOYER of Sharpsville, IN died May 25, 2016 at the age of 70. He was a licensed funeral director for over 39 years and owner of the Boyer Funeral Home in Sharpsville, which he purchased alongside his wife, Cheryl in 1977. In 1981, they purchased the Leatherman-Morris Funeral Home in Tipton, and renamed it Leatherman-Morris-Boyer Funeral Home. He...
LAURENCE HALE WOOD
May 24, 2016
LAURENCE HALE WOOD of Floyd, VA died May 24, 2016 at the age of 99. He was a licensed funeral director and owner of Wood Funeral Home for over 60 years. The funeral home closed a few years ago after Wood reluctantly decided to retire.
RICHARD "DICK" WALTER MUIR
May 24, 2016
RICHARD "DICK" WALTER MUIR of Romeo and formerly of Almont and Dryden, MI died May 24, 2016 at the age of 81. He was a second generation funeral director who worked closely with his brother Norman in operating Muir Brothers Funeral Home in Almont as well as Muir Ambulance service. In 1984 he and his wife, Deborah acquired the current...
MARTHA ELIZABETH "BETTY" BEHM
May 20, 2016
MARTHA ELIZABETH "BETTY" BEHM, a lifelong resident of Madison/Perry, OH died May 20, 2016 at the age of 97. She worked alongside her husband Wilford N. Behm in owning and operating the Behm Funeral Home, which was founded by Wilford's parents, Walter C. and Alta E. Behm in 1906. Upon Wilford's death in 1961, Betty devoted her time to managing...
MILES T. "TOM" MARTIN
May 20, 2016
MILES T. "TOM" MARTIN of Mt. Morris, MI died May 20, 2016 at the age of 71. He purchased the Miles Martin Mortuary in Mt. Morris from his parents in 1971, and in 1996, he and his wife, Darnell acquired the Clark Funeral Homes in Vassar and Fairgrove. He graduated with a degree in mortuary science from Wayne State University...
JOHN L. CAREY
May 20, 2016
JOHN L. CAREY JR of Cleveland, OH died May 20, 2016 at the age of 83. He was the owner and operator of the Carey Funeral Home in Cleveland, OH.
CHARLES DAVID "SONNY" HENSON
May 14, 2016
CHARLES DAVID "SONNY" HENSON of Huntington, WV died May 14, 2016 at the age of 79. He was the founder of Henson & Kitchen Mortuary, which was originally established and began serving families as Henson Mortuary in October 1972. He served the families in the Huntington, Barboursville and Milton areas for over 54 years as a licensed funeral director and...
EDWARD CARLTON STEVENS
May 11, 2016
EDWARD CARLTON STEVENS of Wilson, NC died May 11, 2016 at the age of 64. He was a licensed funeral director and chief embalmer at Stevens Family Funeral Home, LLC for the past 39 years. He graduated from Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science in Atlanta, GA in 1974.