CHARLES A. "TONY" ALEXANDER
Sep 24, 2013
CHARLES A. "TONY" ALEXANDER of Gallatin, TN died September 24, 2013 at the age of 67. He was a fourth generation funeral director and owner of Alex-ander Funeral Home, which was established by his great-grandfather, Charles Carlos "C.C" Alexander in 1907. His wife, Sue plans to continue operating the firm, as well as the Family Heritage Funeral Home, which the...
JAMES B. GAFFNEY
Sep 24, 2013
JAMES B. GAFFNEY of Pen Argyl, PA died September 24, 2013 at the age of 68. He was a funeral director and co-owner of James B. Gaffney Funeral Home in Pen Argyl and Bangor. He and his wife, Donna purchased their first funeral home, the former Swoyer Funeral Home in Pen Argyl in 1969. In 1975, they purchased their second...
THEODORE "TED" DWAIN CASH
Sep 23, 2013
THEODORE "TED" DWAIN CASH of Stockbridge, GA died September 23, 2013 at the age of 71. He was the founder of Horis A. Ward Funeral Home and Fairview Memorial, where he worked as a funeral director and embalmer for 54 years. He graduated from the John A. Gupton School of Mortuary Science in the 1960s.
ANTHONY "TONY" MOSES
Sep 19, 2013
ANTHONY "TONY" MOSES of Buffalo, NY died Sep-tember 19, 2013 at the age of 55. He was a licensed New York funeral director and embalmer at Brian K. Lewis Funeral Home and managed Providence Me-morial Chapel since 2003. He graduated from the Simmons Institute of Funeral Service in 2000.
ERVIN ROBERT "BOB" PAPE
Sep 18, 2013
ERVIN ROBERT "BOB" PAPE III of Danville, IL died September 18, 2013 at the age of 70. He was a licensed Illinois, Indiana and Florida funeral director, embalmer and fourth generation owner of Paper Funeral Home. In 1985 and 1995, the Pape Botanical Gardens and a crematory were added to the facility. In 1977, he purchased Berhalter Funeral Home, operating...
MELISSA ANN "BURTON" WILCOX
Sep 17, 2013
MELISSA ANN "BURTON" WILCOX of Streetsboro, OH died September 17, 2013 at the age of 36. She was a funeral director at Billow Funeral Home for 8 years. She was a graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.
BETH NERISON
Sep 15, 2013
BETH NERISON of Edina, MN died September 15, 2013 at the age of 64. She worked for her family's business, Curt Nerison, Inc., representing the Deaton-Kennedy Company of Joliet, IL. She worked with funeral directors throughout Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa for 29 years
CLOYD DuVAL SEAGLE
Sep 12, 2013
CLOYD DuVAL SEAGLE SR of Pulaski, VA died Sep-tember 12, 2013 at the age of 98. He was a licensed Virginia and Tennessee funeral director and owner of Thomas M. Seagle & Sons Funeral Home for more than 60 years, retiring in 1999. In the 1970s, he was appointed by Gov. Mills Godwin to the Board of Fu-neral Directors and...
JIMMY L. "JIM" RUSH
Sep 9, 2013
JIMMY L. "JIM" RUSH of Cleveland, TN died September 9, 2013 at the age of 74. He was a licensed Georgia and Tennessee funeral director and embalmer, and founded the Jim Rush Funeral Homes. In 1964, he worked at Buckner Funeral Home, managing it after it was bought by another company, then Ralph Buckner Jr., and he bought the firm...
ROBERT J. BURNS
Sep 9, 2013
ROBERT J. BURNS SR of Philadelphia, PA died Sep-tember 9, 2013 at the age of 67. He was a funeral director, owner and partner of the Burns Funeral Home in the Fishtown area of Philadelphia, which was founded by his parents, Martin J. Sr., and Grace R. (McNeill) in 1939.