MIRIAM E. PIPES
Jul 14, 2014
MIRIAM E. PIPES of Detroit, MI died July 14, 2014 at the age of 74. She was the owner and president of Shugar's Publishing, which she founded in 1979. In 1993, Shugar's became a publishing company with The Purple Directory as its primary product. She served as a consultant for the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association and the Michigan...
JOSEPH TURNBULL DOHERTY
Jul 12, 2014
JOSEPH TURNBULL DOHERTY of Medford, MA and Somerville, MA died July 12, 2014 at the age of 89. He worked alongside his brother, George as a licensed funeral director at Doherty Funeral Service, Inc from 1969 until his retirement in 1989.
SUVEE EVELYN GRAHAM SMITH
Jul 10, 2014
SUVEE EVELYN GRAHAM SMITH of St. Louis, MO died July 10, 2014 at the age of 98. In 1945, she and her late husband established the Wm Smith Funeral Home, which was one of the oldest black owned and operated funeral homes in St. Louis.
FRED BIGGS
Jul 6, 2014
FRED BIGGS of Sedalia, MO died July 6, 2014 at the age of 80. He worked at Heckart Funeral Home as an ambulance driver and a funeral director for 55 years, retiring in 1999. He served as Pettis County coroner from 1981 until 2004.
ROBERT E. SISK
Jul 5, 2014
ROBERT E. SISK of Wallingford, CT and Naples, FL died July 5, 2014 at the age of 69. He joined the family business, Sisk Brothers Funeral Homes in New Haven, Hamden, East Haven and Branford, CT as a funeral director and owner for many years. He was a member of the Connecticut Funeral Directors Association and the National Funeral Directors...
JACKIE RAY PARTLOW
Jun 30, 2014
JACKIE RAY PARTLOW of Lebanon, TN died June 30, 2014 at the age of 73. He established Partlow Funeral Chapel in 1979. He graduated from the John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science in 1963.
MILTON JAMES
Jun 29, 2014
MILTON JAMES JR of Lake Ariel, PA died June 29, 2014 at the age of 63. He was a licensed Pennsylvania funeral director for 40 years. He owned and operated the James Wilson Funeral Home, where he served as supervisor until his death. He previously served as partner at the Davies & Jones Funeral Chapel. He graduated from the American...
MARGARET BEATRICE HILL STEWART
Jun 24, 2014
MARGARET BEATRICE HILL STEWART of Washington, DC died June 24, 2014 at the age of 97. She worked alongside her husband, John T. Stewart Jr., in operating the Stewart Funeral Home, which his father, John T. Stewart, Sr., had established in 1900. Together, they expanded the distinguished Stewart Funeral Services legacy into a business that has served the citizens of...
ERIC E. ZENTNER
Jun 18, 2014
ERIC E. ZENTNER of Joplin, MO died June 18, 2014 at the age of 45. He worked alongside his wife, the former Beth Fraley, as co-owner and operator of Fraley Funeral Supply. He was also a sales representative for Bass–Mollett Publishers Inc and Hydrol Chemical Company.
JAMES HARRISON "HAL" LARIMER
Jun 16, 2014
JAMES HARRISON "HAL" LARIMER of Woodbury, TN died June 16, 2014 at the age of 94. He was a funeral director, undertaker, ambulance driver and owner of Woodbury Funeral Home, which he bought into with the late Claude and Audrey Wilcher.