Lavenia Bryant Jacobs
Feb 18, 2012
LAVENIA BRYANT JACOBS of Indianapolis, IN died February 18, 2012 at the age of 80. She co-owned and operated Jacobs Brothers Funeral Home. In 1980, she became a licensed funeral director and embalmer and in 1986 she founded Lavenia's Home for Funerals. She graduated from Mid America College of Funeral Service in 1985.
NORMAN A. GEESEY
Feb 11, 2012
NORMAN A. GEESEY of Montpelier, OH died February 11, 2012 at the age of 73. In 1972, he and his wife, Lorna, purchased Wilson Funeral home, renaming it Wilson-Geesey Funeral Home. He and his wife also partnered with James Thompson and his wife, Janice, in operating the Thompsons Funeral Home. He was a member of the Ohio State Funeral Directors...
MICHAEL "MIKE" PATRICK MURPHY
Feb 10, 2012
MICHAEL "MIKE" PATRICK MURPHY of Palmyra, NY died February 10, 2012 at the age of 41. He was a New York state licensed funeral director and owner of Murphy Funeral Services of Ontario, Palmyra and Macedon.
ROBERT HUMORE FAULKNER
Feb 10, 2012
ROBERT HUMORE FAULKNER of Deltaville, VA died February 10, 2012 at the age of 89. He was a former funeral director and co-owner of Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home in Mathews, Tri-County Vault Co., and Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home, both located in Saluda. He spent more than 50 years serving Virginia's Middle Peninsula families before retiring in 1984.
JAMES I. BONAR
Feb 5, 2012
JAMES I. BONAR of Walton, KY died February 5, 2012 at the age of 84. He was a funeral director at Hamilton-Stanley Funeral Home in Verona.
CAROLYN AKINS BRADFORD
Feb 3, 2012
CAROLYN AKINS BRADFORD of Moulton, AL died February 3, 2012 at the age of 78. She was a funeral director and co-founder of Lawrence Funeral Home where she worked for 30 years.
JIMMY BERNARDO RHODES
Jan 26, 2012
JIMMY BERNARDO RHODES of Goldsboro, NC died January 26, 2012 at the age of 59. He served eastern North Carolina as a funeral service practitioner for 38 years, working as manager and vice president of the J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. He was a graduate of the Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science.
A. RAY BLACK
Jan 22, 2012
A. RAY BLACK of Cincinnati, OH formerly of Huntington, WV died January 22, 2012 at the age of 93.He was a retired funeral director, and former owner of Steele-Black Funeral Home in Huntington. He was past president of the West Virginia Funeral Directors Association and was a graduate of the Kentucky School of Mortuary Science.
HAROLD M. WILSEY
Jan 21, 2012
HAROLD M. WILSEY of Saugerties, NY died January 21, 2012 at the age of 85. He was a New York State licensed funeral director for 62 years. In 1955, he and his partner, Willett C. Overbaugh, purchased the Seamon Funeral Home, renaming it Seamon-Wilsey Funeral Home, Inc. One year later, he moved the firm to its current location on the...
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,...