STEVEN WILLIAM MILLS
Oct 13, 2014
STEVEN WILLIAM MILLS of McMechen, WV died October 13, 2014 at the age of 59. He was a funeral director and embalmer with Kirby/Vance Funeral Home, Moundsville, WV; Altmeyer Funeral Homes, Wheeling, WV, Lohr and Barb Funeral Home, Elkins, WV; Smith Funeral Home, Keyser, WV; and most recently Kepner Funeral Homes, Wheeling, WV. He graduated from the Cincinnati Institute of...
THADDEUS T. BORON
Oct 11, 2014
THADDEUS T. BORON of Pittsburgh, PA died October 11, 2014 at the age of 90. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer for 65 years. In 1954, he was hired as the manager of the E. C. Koontz Funeral Home. In 1968, he purchased the firm, renaming it Boron Funeral Home Inc. He was past president of the Allegheny...
LANDON "GRUMP" BYARS YARBROUGH
Oct 11, 2014
LANDON "GRUMP" BYARS YARBROUGH JR of Cov-ington, TN died October 11, 2014 at the age of 81. He was a licensed funeral director, embalmer and owner of the Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home and the Covington Memorial Gardens, which he purchased in 1960. He served as Tipton County Coroner for an extensive period of time. He graduated from the John A. Gupton...
BARBARA SPEAR JOHNSON
Oct 8, 2014
BARBARA SPEAR JOHNSON of McDonough, GA died October 8, 2014 at the age of 78. She was a licensed funeral director and owner of Spear and Spear Funeral Home, which was established by her grandparents Joe and Vera Spear more than 90 years ago.
DAVID N. BROWN
Oct 4, 2014
DAVID N. BROWN of Coshocton, OH died October 4, 2014 at the age of 73. He sold chemicals in Ohio and Kentucky for The Dodge Company of Cambridge, MA for 43 years. He retired in 2011. After retirement, he returned to Given-Dawson Funeral Home, working part time. He graduated from the New England Institute of Embalming in Boston, MA.
ANDREW JACKSON "A.J." PARISH
Oct 3, 2014
THE REV ANDREW JACKSON "A.J." PARISH JR of Fort Smith, AR died October 3, 2014 at the age of 78. He operated Rowell-Parish Mortuary and had served as Sebastian County coroner for 18 years.
JAMES WALTER POLAND
Oct 1, 2014
JAMES WALTER POLAND of Conway, PA died October 1, 2014 at the age of 68. He was a funeral director and embalmer for over 40 years. In 1974, he purchased the McCabe Funeral Home in Ambridge, adding a second location in Conway in 1979. The firm was renamed Poland Funeral Home, Inc in 1985. He was a member and past...
JAMES WALTER POLAND
Oct 1, 2014
JAMES WALTER POLAND of Conway, PA died October 1, 2014 at the age of 68. He was a funeral director and embalmer for over 40 years. In 1974, he purchased the McCabe Funeral Home in Ambridge. In 1979, he added a second location in Conway, renaming it Poland Funeral Home Inc. A graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science,...
HARRY DOUGLAS LEWIS
Sep 29, 2014
HARRY DOUGLAS LEWIS JR of Moorestown, NJ died September 29, 2014 at the age of 78. In 1964, he purchased Lewis Funeral Home. He also operated the Medford location from 1980 until 1993. He was a 1957 graduate of the American Academy of Funeral Service, and served his apprenticeship at the Foster Funeral Home in Collingswood, NJ. Lewis retired in...
STEPHEN A. SCILLIERI
Sep 29, 2014
STEPHEN A. SCILLIERI of Paterson, NJ died September 29, 2014 at the age of 57. He was a licensed funeral director and owner of the Scillieri Funeral Home. He graduated from the American Academy McAllister Institute of Mortuary Science in 1984.