ROBERT H. FERRY
Jul 28, 2013
ROBERT H. FERRY of Luxemburg, WI died July 28, 2013 at the age of 73. He worked for Brown Wilbert Burial Vault Co for 44 years.
JOHN A. McGHEE
Jul 27, 2013
JOHN A. McGHEE of Southampton, PA died July 27, 2013 at the age of 51. He was a second generation funeral director at McGhee Funeral Home Inc, which was founded by his parents, James J. and Isabelle McGhee in 1965. He graduated from the Northampton County Community College of Mortuary Science in 1980. He served as past president of the...
A.A. "TREY" RAYNER
Jul 24, 2013
A.A. "TREY" RAYNER, III of Chicago, IL died July 24, 2013 at the age of 60. He was a third generation funeral director at A. A. Rayner & Sons, a company founded by his father, the late A. A. "Sammy" Rayner Sr., in 1947. He was a mortician for over 30 years and was a graduate of Worsham School of...
ISAAC "IKE" WRIGHT
Jul 21, 2013
ISAAC "IKE" WRIGHT of York, SC died July 21, 2013 at the age of 65. He was a longtime funeral director, owner and manager of his family business, Wright Funeral Home, the city's oldest black-owned company for over 40 years. He was a graduate of the Kentucky School of Mortuary Science.
ROBERT "BOB" BROTHERS
Jul 18, 2013
ROBERT "BOB" BROTHERS of Maysville, KY died July 18, 2013 at the age of 73. In 1975, he established Brothers Funeral Home. In 1980, he merged it with Albert and Billy Knox, forming the Knox and Brothers Funeral Home, which joined the Keystone Group of Funeral Homes in 1997 and is now currently owned by Service Corporation International since 2010....
DEACON RANDY FAST
Jul 16, 2013
DEACON RANDY FAST of Palm Desert, CA died July 16, 2013 at the age of 71. He was a funeral director for many years.
LOTTIE GREEN JACKSON
Jul 16, 2013
LOTTIE GREEN JACKSON of Oakland, CA died July 16, 2013 at the age of 83. She was the owner and operator of McNary-Morgan-Greene-Jackson Funeral Home, which was founded by her late husband, Vernon Jackson in 1942. She served the Oakland community for more than 50 years as a licensed funeral director and embalmer. She was honored by the 100 Black...
ROBERT EARL "MITCH" MITCHELL
Jul 15, 2013
ROBERT EARL "MITCH" MITCHELL of Morrilton, AR died July 15, 2013 at the age of 90. He was a funeral director and embalmer at Harris Funeral Home and served as Conway County Coroner for many years. He was a graduate of the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science.
THOMAS T. LEAVITT
Jul 15, 2013
THOMAS T. LEAVITT of Ogden, UT died July 15, 2013 at the age of 87. In 1961, he purchased Aultorest Memorial Corp, later renaming it Leavitt's Chapel of Flowers Mortuary and Memorial Park. He was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, the Preferred Funeral Directors International, the Utah Cemetery and American Cemetery Association, and the Utah Funeral Directors...
ROBERT "BOB" OPPOLD
Jul 13, 2013
ROBERT "BOB" OPPOLD of Waterloo, IA died July 13, 2013 at the age of 88. He was employed at Dunn's Funeral Home in Des Moines before moving to Waterloo in 1954. He then purchased Hurley Funeral Home on West 8th and Washington Streets. In 1959, he moved to West Third and South Streets, with the purchase of the former Knights...