ADRIAN F. BOYLSTON
Aug 29, 2014
ADRIAN F. BOYLSTON of Hilton Head Island, SC died August 29, 2014 at the age of 87. He served as publisher of the American Funeral Director and American Cemetery magazines, and the Blue Book of Funeral Directors for more than four decades. In 1959, he joined his father's company, Kates-Boylston Publications as advertising manager for the Midwest territory. Following the...
WILLIAM P. "BILL" RUTHERFORD
Aug 24, 2014
WILLIAM P. "BILL" RUTHERFORD of Columbus, OH died August 24, 2014 at the age of 91. He was president and CEO of Rutherford Funeral Homes and Crematories and was a licensed funeral director since 1944. He served as past president of the Cremation Association of North America, Central Ohio Funeral Directors Association, Ohio Funeral Directors Association, and the National Funeral...
Pastor Bernard Doc Williams
Aug 22, 2014
PASTOR BERNARD "DOC" WILLIAMS of Birmingham, AL died August 22, 2014 at the age of 62. He was the president and owner of the Westside Funeral Home, which has locations in Fairfield and Calera. He was active in several national associations.
CHARLES EDWIN HESS
Aug 22, 2014
CHARLES EDWIN HESS of Danville, WV formerly of Williamson, WV died August 22, 2014 at the age of 90. He was a licensed funeral director for 67 years and employed at Handley Funeral Home for 37 years.
STEPHEN G. THIAULT
Aug 15, 2014
STEPHEN G. THIAULT of Milo, ME died August 15, 2014 at the age of 74. He was employed at Eastern Maine Medical Center as a phlebotomist and lab technician. He later moved to Rumford in 1970, where he purchased and operated the S. G. Thibault Funeral Home until retiring in 2006. He graduated from the American Academy McAllister Institute Funeral...
HOWARD JOHNSON
Aug 12, 2014
HOWARD JOHNSON, SR of Bessemer, AL died August 12, 2014 at the age of 87. He began working in the funeral industry in 1944 under his mentor, Dr. Arthur George Gaston at his Smith and Gaston Funeral Home. In 1967, he purchased the firm from Gaston, renaming it Johnson Memorial Funeral Directors, which continues to be operated by his son,...
TERRY LEE PAYNE
Aug 11, 2014
TERRY LEE PAYNE of Hinton, WV died August 11, 2014 at the age of 72. He began his career in funeral service at E. M. Meadows Funeral Home. He man-aged the former Hunter & Hunter Funeral Home in Madison, WV from 1967 until 1970 and was also a former employee of Ronald Meadows Funeral Home in Hinton. He was an...
JESSE BENJAMIN RICHMOND
Aug 2, 2014
JESSE BENJAMIN RICHMOND JR of Gulfport, MS died August 2, 2014 at the age of 73. He was licensed in the state of Louisiana and Mississippi as a funeral director and embalmer. He served his apprenticeship at Cook-Richmond Funeral Home in Bogalusa, under the direction of his uncle, Moses L. Richmond. His uncle, Silas Richmond referred him to the late...
JOSEPH J. WASIK
Jul 24, 2014
JOSEPH J. WASIK of Shelby Township and Presque Isle Harbor, MI died July 24, 2014 at the age of 72. He was the co-owner of the Wasik Funeral Homes, which has locations in Shelby Township and Warren. He was a member of the Michigan Funeral Directors Association, where he recently received recognition for being a funeral director for 50 years.
JIM YOST
Jul 22, 2014
JIM YOST of Champaign, IL died July 22, 2014 at the age of 69. He owned and operated Owens Funeral Home in Champaign and Blair-Owens Funeral Home in Mahomet.