JOANNE B. HAWKINS
Jan 20, 2012
JOANNE B. HAWKINS of Morehead City, NC died January 20, 2012 at the age of 60. She joined her father in the operation of James L. Hawkins Funeral Home in South Philadelphia, working as a funeral director for 35 years. She obtained ownership after her father retired in 1990. She was a member of the Pennsylvania Keystone Funeral Directors Association,...
JOSEPH R. MALLOW
Jan 19, 2012
JOSEPH R. MALLOW of Dowagiac, MI died January 19, 2012 at the age of 89. He apprenticed at the McLaughlin Funeral Home before becoming a funeral director. He worked with Glen McLaughlin for 21 years and served as the Cass county coroner. He was a graduate of Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Chicago.
JOSEPH F. LEONETTI
Jan 18, 2012
JOSEPH F. LEONETTI of Marlton, NJ died January 18, 2012 at the age of 83. He owned and operated Leonetti Funeral Home on South Broad Street in Philadelphia. Originally located at 12th and Moore, his father, Charles Leonetti, founded the funeral home in 1942. Joseph joined the firm after graduating from Eckels Mortuary School in Philadelphia. After his father retired...
LOUIE B. DAVIS
Jan 17, 2012
LOUIE B. DAVIS of Charlotte, NC died January 17, 2012 at the age of 85. He was a funeral director at Long & Sons Mortuary Service for 57 years. He was a member of the North Carolina Funeral Directors and Morticians, Inc., and was a lifetime member of the National Funeral Directors and Morticians, Inc.
HOPE MARGARET MOULDEN HUNDLEY
Jan 16, 2012
HOPE MARGARET MOULDEN HUNDLEY of Leavenworth, KS died January 16, 2012 at the age of 42. She was a sixth generation funeral director and embalmer at Davis Funeral Chapel, working alongside her parents, Davis and Debbie Moulden. She was a graduate of Kansas City Kansas Community College of Mortuary Science.
LAWRENCE P. RAFFERTY
Jan 13, 2012
LAWRENCE P. RAFFERTY of Moline, IL died January 13, 2012 at the age of 72. He served the Quad cities community as a funeral director for over 40 years, working alongside his son, Kevin, at Rafferty Funeral Home.
DONALD L. FERFOLIA
Jan 9, 2012
DONALD L. FERFOLIA of Brecksville, OH died January 9, 2012 at the age of 82. He was president and CEO of Ferfolia Funeral Homes. After becoming a partner in the family business, in 1970, the family built a new parlor in Maple Heights and opened a second branch in Sagamore Hills in 1994. He was president of the Cleveland Catholic...
JESSE J.C. STRADER
Jan 9, 2012
JESSE J.C. STRADER of Spring City, TN died January 9, 2012 at the age of 87. He was a licensed Tennessee funeral director since the 50's, working for Sawyers Funeral Service and select funeral homes in the surrounding counties.
JAMES MILTON PLUNK
Jan 7, 2012
JAMES MILTON PLUNK JR., of Rockwell, TX died January 7, 2012 at the age of 91. He worked as a funeral director for Brewer Funeral Home in Dallas.
WILLIAM S. "BILL" WHITEHURST
Jan 3, 2012
WILLIAM S. "BILL" WHITEHURST of Fresno, CA died January 3, 2012 at the age of 89. He joined his father in the family business, Fresno Funeral Home in Los Banos, before acquiring several funeral chapels in Dos Palos, Firebaugh and in 1958 Fresno. He sold 33 funeral chapels throughout California twenty years ago, later working as a consultant for Whitehurst,...