IRVING "STET" W. STETSON
May 6, 2012
IRVING "STET" W. STETSON of Brunswick, ME, died May 6, 2012 at the age of 87. He was a fourth generation funeral director, working alongside his father at Stetson's Funeral Home. He later acquired ownership of the business, along with his wife, Dorothy. In 1991, he sold the firm to Brunswick natives, Anthony and Debbie Purinton, where he maintained a...
JEREMIAH F. QUINLAN
May 3, 2012
JEREMIAH F. QUINLAN, SR., a lifelong resident of Clifton, NJ died May 3, 2012 at the age of 70. Previously, he was the owner of Quinlan's Clifton Funeral Home and Quinlan's Richfield Funeral Home. He was recently employed as a funeral director with Service Corporation International in Union, NJ. He was a member and past president of the Passaic County...
THOMAS STABLET "TOMMY" TEAGUE
May 2, 2012
THOMAS STABLET "TOMMY" TEAGUE of Brinkley, AR died May 2, 2012 at the age of 61. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer in Arkansas, Illinois and Missouri for more than 38 years. He assisted his mother in their family business, Branscumb Funeral Home, Inc since 1981. He served his apprenticeship at Lawrence A. Jones Funeral Home in Kansas...
PETER VINCENT HYLAND
May 1, 2012
PETER VINCENT HYLAND of Austintown, OH died May 1, 2012 at the age of 78. He worked for McVean & Hughes Funeral Home in Youngstown, and for McClurkin Funeral Home in Girard as a licensed funeral director and embalmer. He graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 1967.
KEVIN CRAIG KORDES
Apr 26, 2012
KEVIN CRAIG KORDES of Rolla, MO died April 26, 2012 at the age of 51. He was employed at Hope Funeral Home before moving to Rolla, where he acquired Atkisson-Swinfard Funeral Home, renaming it Kordes Funeral Home. He later obtained the Long Funeral Homes in Vienna, Dixon and Crocker. He owned and operated Rolla Monument Company and Elite Concrete Engraving....
TERRY FRANKLIN ADAMS
Apr 25, 2012
TERRY FRANKLIN ADAMS of Douglasville, GA died April 25, 2012 at the age of 62. He was a funeral director and embalmer for the Hightower Funeral Home in Bremen, where he also served his apprenticeship. He worked at H.M. Patterson & Son Funeral Home for 36 years, continuing his career with positions at Mayes-Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home in Marietta and for...
DONALD LEROY BREWSTER
Apr 24, 2012
DONALD LEROY BREWSTER of Lufkin, TX died April 24, 2012 at the age of 84. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer at Carroway Funeral Home for 18 years. He was a graduate of Landrum's Mortuary College, and was asked to help clean up the Texas City disaster in 1947.
EDWARD L. MACDONALD
Apr 23, 2012
EDWARD L. MACDONALD of Howell, NJ died April 23, 2012 at the age of 84. He was a long time funeral director, owner and operator of MacDonald's Funeral Home. A graduate of Wayne State School of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Michigan Funeral Directors Association.
JAMES FLOYD "BUCK" DAVIS
Apr 15, 2012
JAMES FLOYD "BUCK" DAVIS JR., of Hartsville, SC died April 15, 2012 at the age of 78. He was employed at Hines Funeral Homes, managing the Lamar, SC location and counseling at Darlington Memory Gardens.
FOSTER EUGENE HEATH
Apr 14, 2012
FOSTER EUGENE HEATH SR., of Lakeland, FL died April 14, 2012 at the age of 92. In 1959, he founded Heath Funeral Chapel, now managed by his son-in-law, Bill Schichtel. In 1946, he graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in mortuary science. He was a member of the Polk County Funeral Directors Association, Florida Funeral Directors Association,...