BARBARA F. HESTON
Dec 5, 2023
BARBARA F. HESTON of Huron Township, MI died December 5, 2023 at the age of 80. She was president and a third-generation owner of Michigan’s largest privately-owned cemetery, Michigan Memorial Park. She was a long-time member of ICCFA, the Michigan Cemetery Association, and was a past president of PAA (Pre-Arrangement Association).
CHARLES S. CHESTNUT III
Dec 4, 2023
CHARLES S. CHESTNUT III of Gainesville, FL died December 4, 2023 at the age of 83. A funeral director, he owned and operated Chestnut Funeral Home for over sixty years. Charles graduated from the Eckels School of Mortuary Science in 1961.
BRADLEY “BRAD” DENTON HARDISON
Nov 27, 2023
BRADLEY “BRAD” DENTON HARDISON of Ransomville, NY died November 27, 2023 at the age of 68. He worked alongside his father, Denton Hardison and uncle Gerald Hardison at the Hardison Funeral Homes as a funeral director and ultimately, the owner. Brad graduated with a degree in mortuary science from the Hudson Valley Community College in 1975 and was a...
RONALD L. SMITH
Nov 24, 2023
RONALD L. SMITH of Marion, IN, formerly of Richmond, IN died November 24, 2023 at the age of 80. He was a funeral director at the Doan & Mills Funeral Home for forty years, retiring in 2017.
JARED KYLE DYE
Nov 23, 2023
JARED KYLE DYE of Anchorage, AK died November 23, 2023 at the age of 49. A funeral director and embalmer, he purchased what is now known as Legacy Funeral Homes in 2006 and continued to own and operate it for 17 years. Dye obtained his degree in mortuary science from the Arapahoe Community College.
HOWARD G. “DICK” WAGNER JR
Nov 21, 2023
HOWARD G. “DICK” WAGNER JR of West Deptford, NJ died November 21, 2023 at the age of 88. He was a funeral director for over forty years for his family business, Wagner Funeral Home, which was established in Woodbury in 1895. In 2003 the funeral home combined with Davis Funeral Home, creating Davis & Wagner Funeral Home, where he...
RUBY TAYLOR MCFARLAND
Nov 18, 2023
RUBY TAYLOR MCFARLAND of Owensboro, KY died November 18, 2023 at the age of 103. A funeral director, embalmer, and mortician for 45 years, she worked alongside her husband, the late Rev. R. L. McFarland, Sr in owning and operating the McFarland Funeral Home. A 1974 graduate of the Kentucky School of Mortuary Science, McFarland was a member of...
ROY J. FRYE
Nov 18, 2023
ROY J. FRYE of Louisville, KY died November 18, 2023 at the age of 79. A funeral director and embalmer for several years, he retired from Pearson Funeral Home.
BEVERLY JOAN HEALD (BUIE)
Nov 14, 2023
BEVERLY JOAN HEALD (BUIE) of Houston, TX died November 14, 2023 at the age of 83. A licensed funeral director in New Mexico and Texas since 1976, she was employed by Earthman Funeral Home for many years as well as Pasadena Funeral Chapel. To equip people through the grief process of loss, Heald developed a grief share ministry group at...
JOHN WILLIAM “JACK” MOQUIN
Nov 14, 2023
JOHN WILLIAM “JACK” MOQUIN of Athens, OH died November 14, 2023 at the age of 64. A funeral director for over 40 years, he was the owner and operator of Hughes-Moquin Funeral Home. A 1986 graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, Jack was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association and the Ohio Embalmers Association, which...