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...
ROBERT G. "BOB" RICHARDSON
Dec 25, 2014
ROBERT G. "BOB" RICHARDSON of Galion, OH died December 25, 2014 at the age of 92. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer for more than 66 years. He partnered with Herman Volk and formed the Volk-Richardson Funeral Home, which he purchased following Herman's death in 1962. He owned and operated the firm until his retirement in 1984, then...
JAMES "HOWARD" MORRIS
Dec 25, 2014
JAMES "HOWARD" MORRIS of Nocona, TX died December 25, 2014 at the age of 89. He was a funeral director and embalmer for 65 years, starting his career at Owens and Brumley Funeral Home in Bowie. He also worked for Hampton Vaughn in Wichita Falls before moving his family to Nocona in 1950. He then started working at the Scott-Morris...
WALTER R. CHASEN
Dec 21, 2014
WALTER R. CHASEN of Park Ridge, IL died December 21, 2014 at the age of 94. He was the owner of Chasen Funeral Service since 1948. He served as president of the Illinois Funeral Directors Association in 1969, District Governor of the National Funeral Servicers Association from 1973 to 1976. He proudly served on the Illinois State Board of Examiners...
ROBERT G. NEEL
Dec 19, 2014
ROBERT G. NEEL of Orlando, FL died December 19, 2014 at the age of 91. He was the former chief executive officer, president and owner of Woodlawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home for more than 50 years. In 1967, he succeeded Woodlawn's founder, J. Asher Peter, as president when he purchased Woodlawn. In that role, he oversaw the operation and...