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...
OLIVER CROMWELL "O.C" PENNINGTON
Nov 9, 2014
OLIVER CROMWELL "O.C" PENNINGTON JR of Raleigh, NC died November 9, 2014 at the age of 85. He was a third generation funeral director for nearly 50 years, working alongside his father at the Pennington Smith Funeral Home. In 1972, they merged with Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, where he served as vice president until his retirement in 2004.
BOBBY ERWIN
Nov 7, 2014
BOBBY ERWIN of Pulaski, TN died November 7, 2014 at the age of 75. He was the former owner and active funeral director of Carr & Erwin Funeral Home.
WALTER M. MATHEWS
Nov 3, 2014
WALTER M. MATHEWS JR of Montezuma, GA and Butler, GA died November 3, 2014 at the age of 84. He was the owner and operator of Watson-Mathews Funeral Home for 40 years, retiring in 1996. He served as Mason County coroner for many years. He graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1952. He was a member of...
LEO C. "CHIPPER" BASLER
Oct 28, 2014
LEO C. "CHIPPER" BASLER JR of Ste. Genevieve, MO died October 28, 2014 at the age of 68. He was a licensed funeral director, embalmer and owner of the Basler Funeral Home since 1971 and the Basler Ambulance Service until 1979. He served as Ste. Genevieve county coroner for over 30 years. He graduated from the Kentucky School of Mortuary...