THOMAS ARTHUR WELSH
Jan 11, 2015
THOMAS ARTHUR WELSH of McAlester, OK died January 11, 2015 at the age of 72. He worked for the Mills Family of Funeral Homes for more than 30 years as a district manager; serving 12 funeral homes and one cemetery. As a senior in high school, he participated in the distributive education program, obtaining his first job in the funeral...
DONALD "DUGAN" GULLEY
Jan 10, 2015
DONALD "DUGAN" GULLEY of Pinckneyville, IL died January 10, 2015 at the age of 63. He retired from Best Funeral Services in Peoria, AZ in 2012 after serving bereaved families for 40 years. He graduated from the Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Mortuary Science in 1972.
JOEL W. KLUSMANN
Jan 9, 2015
JOEL W. KLUSMANN of Lennox, SD died January 9, 2015 at the age of 75. He was a funeral director at Dindot & Son Funeral Home before purchasing it in 1983. He renamed the firm Dindot-Klusmann Funeral Home. He graduated from Bismarck State University with an Associate's Degree in Pre-Mortuary Science and later from the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science...
DEAN A. TALCOTT
Jan 8, 2015
DEAN A. TALCOTT of Potsdam, NY died January 8, 2015 at the age of 73. He worked as a licensed New York funeral director at Garner Funeral Home and also funeral homes in Bronxville and Rome. In September of 1980, he and his wife, Cynthia Cook purchased Garner Funeral Home from George and Ruth Garner. They operated it until 2001,...
MAX BOYCE JACKSON
Jan 8, 2015
MAX BOYCE JACKSON of Dothan, AL died January 8, 2015 at the age of 88. He worked as an embalmer and funeral director and later served as president and partner at Ward-Wilson Funeral Home. He had been with the firm for 41 years when he sold his interest. After a brief retirement, he joined the staff of Byrd Funeral Home...
JEROME WHITLEY
Dec 29, 2014
JEROME WHITLEY JR of Kalamazoo, MI died Decem-ber 29, 2014 at the age of 35. He worked alongside his wife, Shenise Whitley as a licensed funeral director, owner and operator of Whitley Memorial Funeral Home. He previously worked for eight years as an apprentice funeral director for Langeland Family Funeral Homes. He graduated from Worsham College of Mortuary Science.
MERRILL P. WOMACH
Dec 28, 2014
MERRILL P. WOMACH of Spokane, WA died December 28, 2014 at the age of 87. He was a gospel singer who made headlines during his lifetime, both personally and professionally. He transformed the modern funeral by founding National Music Service, now Global Distribution Network, Inc. Womach survived a fiery plane crash in 1961, which left him with third degree burns...
JAMES "JIM" E. OLSEN
Dec 27, 2014
JAMES "JIM" E. OLSEN of Big Flats, WI formerly of Whitewater, WI died December 27, 2014 at the age of 57. He received his funeral director's license in 1985 after working at a funeral home in Milwaukee. He worked at the former Suminski Funeral Home in Crandon for two years until he moved to Whitewater to work with his father...
BILLY JOE McGUIRE
Dec 26, 2014
BILLY JOE McGUIRE of Union, WV died December 26, 2014 at the age of 85. He was a retired owner and operator of Broyles-McGuire Funeral Home.
RICHARD A. MARTIN
Dec 26, 2014
RICHARD A. MARTIN of Sigourney, IA died December 26, 2014 at the age of 88. He was the owner and operator of Martin Funeral Home in Emmetsburg, which he acquired in 1957. He acquired a second firm in Ruthven in 1977. He served as chairman of the Iowa Board of Mortuary Science Examiners, to which he was appointed by then...