TANYA JENKINS PEREZ

Jan 21, 2013

TANYA JENKINS PEREZ of Orangeburg, SC died January 21, 2013 at the age of 46. She was a third generation owner of her family business, Al Jenkins Funeral Home of Orangeburg and Elloree, SC. She was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association and the South Carolina Morticians Association.

CARL WELLS

Jan 20, 2013

CARL WELLS SR of Stanton, KY died January 20, 2013 at the age of 80. He was a licensed funeral director at Wells Funeral Home and Wells Ambulance. He served as Powell County Coroner for 44 years. He graduated from the Kentucky School of Embalming in 1961.

DORIS YVETTE BOULDIN BLAND

Jan 17, 2013

DORIS YVETTE BOULDIN BLAND of Petersburg, VA died January 17, 2013 at the age of 59. She was a licensed funeral director, and co-owner of Bland Enterprises, Inc., operating as William N. Bland & Son Funeral Home and Turner-Bland Funeral Home. She was a member of the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, the Virginia Morticians Association and the Southside...

ALSTON JOYNES GODWIN

Jan 16, 2013

ALSTON JOYNES GODWIN of Cape Charles, VA died January 16, 2013 at the age of 101. At the age of 16, she began a mortuary apprenticeship at Gray's Funeral Home, under the direction of her aunt and uncle, Jennie and Mills Gray. She obtained ownership of the firm after the passing of her aunt. She then partnered with her husband,...

GEORGE J. PAYNIC

Jan 16, 2013

GEORGE J. PAYNIC of East Alton, IL, died January 16, 2013 at the age of 83. He founded the George J. Paynic Home for Funerals in Rosewood Heights in 1989 and operated it until 2011. In 1955, he began working at Marks Mortuary in Wood River for many years. He assisted the Thomas Saksa Funeral Home in Granite City and...

PAUL LOUIS "L.P." SHERWOOD

Jan 12, 2013

PAUL LOUIS "L.P." SHERWOOD of Atlanta, GA died January 12, 2013 at the age of 89. He operated the Haugabrooks Funeral Home, which was established by his aunt, Geneva Moton Haugabrooks in 1929. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer for 50 years, retiring 5 years ago.

JIM CASSIDY

Jan 9, 2013

JIM CASSIDY of Everett, WA died January 9, 2013 at the age of 82. He owned and operated Cassidy Funeral Home until 1979, when it merged with Purdy & Walters to form Purdy & Walters with Cassidy. He was the manager for many years and senior director until he was hospitalized.

JAMES "SONNY" STINSON

Jan 8, 2013

JAMES "SONNY" STINSON of Pompano Beach, FL died January 8, 2013 at the age of 89. He was the former owner of Stinson Funeral Homes in Detroit and Southfield, MI. When he was 12, his parents opened the funeral home on the first floor of their home on Tillman Street. It was considered to be the second-oldest family owned funeral...

Charles R. "Chuck" Blessing

Jan 7, 2013

CHARLES R. "CHUCK" BLESSING of Aurora, OH died January 7, 2013 at the age of 71. He was the manager and funeral director of Blessing Funeral Home at Crown Hill, previously known as the Charles R. Blessing Funeral Home in Twinsburg for more than 40 years.

EMMA LEA COX

Jan 7, 2013

EMMA LEA COX of Charleston, WV died January 7, 2013 at the age of 83. She and her husband, John P. Cox are the former owners of Bartlett Burdette Cox Funeral Home.