EZEKIEL HILLIARD TREZEVANT
Nov 28, 2014
EZEKIEL HILLIARD TREZEVANT JR of Columbia, SC died November 28, 2014 at the age of 83. He founded the Trezevant Funeral Home, which was the first minority-owned crematorium in Columbia. A graduate of the Atlanta College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Epsilon Nu Delta Mortuary Fraternity, served as District 2 Governor and state convention coordinator for...
HAROLD EUGENE "HANK" GIBSON
Nov 28, 2014
HAROLD EUGENE "HANK" GIBSON of Ripley, WV died November 28, 2014 at the age of 59. He was previously employed at Bartlett-Burdette Funeral Home in Charleston before moving to Ripley, where he served his funeral service apprenticeship with Parsons Funeral Home. He ended his career as a funeral attendant with Waybright Funeral Home. He was a member of the West...
LOHMAN HARTCOURT RAHMING
Nov 26, 2014
LOHMAN HARTCOURT RAHMING of Deerfield Beach, FL died November 26, 2014 at the age of 67. He was the owner, operator and licensed funeral director at Rahming-Poitier Funeral Home, where he specialized in the art of embalming and restorative art.
MERLIN D. BRUBAKER
Nov 25, 2014
MERLIN D. BRUBAKER of Bettendorf, IA died November 25, 2014 at the age of 93. He was a funeral director at several Iowa funeral homes including: Bickford Funeral Home, Greenfield; Vieth Funeral Home, Oakland; Van Dyke Funeral Home, Pella; Dunns Funeral Home, Des Moines; McGinnis Funeral Home, Bettendorf; Runge Mortuary, where he retired from active service in 1986 after 14...
MARY BARBER COX
Nov 24, 2014
MARY BARBER COX of Bainbridge, GA died November 24, 2014 at the age of 84. She worked alongside her late husband, Walter, in the family business, Cox Funeral Home. She held a license as an apprentice funeral director.
J. ALLAN GAHAGAN
Nov 23, 2014
J. ALLAN GAHAGAN of Davenport, IA died November 23, 2104 at the age of 91. He worked as a licensed funeral director for over 40 years at Hodgson, Esterdahl and Wheelan Funeral Homes. He retired in 1986.
VIRGIL L. HOWARD
Nov 16, 2014
VIRGIL L. HOWARD of Olean, NY, formerly of Shin-glehouse, PA died November 16, 2014 at the age of 92. He along with his wife Bette, owned and operated the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home in Shinglehouse, PA, having taken over from his father-in-law, Howard Morton, who had owned and operated the former Morton Funeral Home in Shinglehouse. They retired on...
DONALD L. WINANS
Nov 14, 2014
DONALD L. WINANS of Cortland, OH died November 14, 2014 at the age of 71. He was a licensed funeral director and co-owner of the Shafer-Williams Funeral Home for 26 years. He was a past president of the Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana County Funeral Directors Association, and member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association, where he served on the board...
AMOS LEWIS
Nov 11, 2014
AMOS LEWIS of Titusville, FL died November 11, 2014 at the age of 86. He was the founder of the former Sunset Funeral Home, currently the Lewis-Ray Mortuary, Inc owned by his daughter, Deloris Ray-Ferguson. He served the community for over 40 years.
MARY A. SEMSKI
Nov 11, 2014
MARY A. SEMSKI of Buffalo, NY died November 11, 2014 at the age of 92. She studied undertaking under her parents, John J. and Sophia Buszka, founders of the John J. Buszka Funeral Home. After apprenticing under her father, she received a New York State undertaking license, which allowed her to own and operate a funeral home. She took over...