GROOME MEARS
Jul 30, 2012
GROOME MEARS JR., of Lewes, DE died July 30, 2012 at the age of 87. He began working for the Mealey and Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes in Wil-mington before opening his own funeral home in Middletown in 1947. He owned the firm until retiring in 1992. Since 1998, he had been on staff at Parsell Funeral Homes in Lewes. He was...
CHARLES W. DEE
Jul 29, 2012
CHARLES W. DEE SR., of Concord, MA died July 29, 2012 at the age of 88. He was a third generation funeral director, former president and treasurer of Dee Funeral Home for 64 years. He joined his father and grandfather in the operation of the firm, then known as Joseph Dee and Son Funeral Home, where he served his apprenticeship....
THOMAS J. "TUCKER" REDDINGTON
Jul 26, 2012
THOMAS J. "TUCKER" REDDINGTON of Buffalo, NY died July 26, 2012 at the age of 82. He was a licensed funeral director, owner and operator of Reddington Funeral Home. He was a member of the Erie-Niagara Funeral Directors Association.
PHILLIP WEATHERFORD
Jul 23, 2012
PHILLIP WEATHERFORD of Baltimore, MD died July 23, 2012 at the age of 53. He was the funeral director owner and of Weatherford Funeral Services, P.A.
BLOSSOM CARRIE MORGAN
Jul 18, 2012
BLOSSOM CARRIE MORGAN of Versailles, KY died July 18, 2012 at the age of 90. She worked alongside Mr. and Mrs. Lula Haggard of Haggard Funeral Home until establishing Morgan Funeral Home in 1951. She managed the firm with her late husband, Harold Morgan until his death in 1990. She continued to offer her services to the community for more...
LILLIE T. SHELTON
Jul 18, 2012
LILLIE T. SHELTON of Ocala, FL died July 18, 2012 at the age of 91. She was a licensed funeral director and embalmer at Summers Funeral Home until her health began to fail in 2010. Licensed in 1969, she assisted her aunt, D. J. Brown, then owner of D.J. Brown Funeral Home in operating the firm. She was a graduate...
ESTELLE J. WILSON
Jul 10, 2012
ESTELLE J. WILSON of New Orleans, LA died July 10, 2012 at the age of 89. She was a licensed funeral director, founder and president of Estelle J. Wilson Funeral Home Inc, which was established in 1964 as Central City Mortuary. She was the oldest living female funeral director in the city of New Orleans, and last year received the...
DALE A. GILLILAND
Jun 28, 2012
DALE A. GILLILAND of Bellevue, PA died June 28, 2012 at the age of 79. He purchased Daugherty Funeral Home in 1958. He was a graduate of the Pittsburgh School of Mortuary Science.
GEORGE W. SNEAR
Jun 26, 2012
GEORGE W. SNEAR SR, of Plymouth Meeting, PA died June 26, 2012 at the age of 84. He was a licensed funeral director since 1954, working at the William T. Ardell Funeral Home until purchasing the firm in 1968. He later owned and operated the George W. Snear Funeral Home until merging with Donald E. Moore Jr., in 1998, forming...
CHARLES M. LAIRD
Jun 19, 2012
CHARLES M. LAIRD of Natchez, MS died June 19, 2012 at the age of 82. He was a funeral director and founder of Laird Funeral Home and Family Security Life Insurance Company of Natchez. He was a member and past president of the Mississippi Funeral Directors Association.