CHARLES “CHUCK” THOMAS LEMMONS
Feb 25, 2023
CHARLES “CHUCK” THOMAS LEMMONS of Paragould, AR died February 25, 2023 at the age of 47. A licensed funeral director for several years, he was a sales representative for Messenger, LLC.
LAURA BARROW-BRYANT
Feb 25, 2023
LAURA BARROW-BRYANT of Morehead City, NC died February 25, 2023 at the age of 85. In 1965, upon the death of her late husband, Shadrach Hugh Barrow, Jr., she took over ownership of Barrow’s Funeral Home. Barrow-Bryant operated it for over forty-five years. She earned her funeral directors license from the North Carolina Board of Mortuary Science.
F. “TOM” EARL CLAXTON
Feb 24, 2023
F. “TOM” EARL CLAXTON of Silver Spring, MD died February 24, 2023 at the age of 82. He and his family built Gate of Heaven Cemetery and directed cemetery operations for the Archdiocese of Washington. During his lifelong career in the cemetery and funeral business, Claxton worked for Service Corporation International, Montgomery Vault and Stewart Enterprises. He was president...
ELLIOT R. FUTRELL
Feb 14, 2023
ELLIOT R. FUTRELL of Goldsboro, NC died February 14, 2023 at the age of 81. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he was the former owner of Hall-Wynne Funeral Service, Inc in Durham. Futrell founded and operated the Futrell Funeral Service, Inc in Goldsboro, and Princeton and at Yelverton-Futrell Funeral Service in Fremont until 1981. He was a partner...
R. DAVID CARPENTER
Feb 13, 2023
R. DAVID CARPENTER of Hurricane, WV formerly of Huntington, WV died February 13, 2023 at the age of 76. A third-generation graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he was a funeral director with the family business, Klingel-Carpenter Mortuary. Carpenter also served as regional safety director at Stewart Enterprises.
SUE PEWITT
Feb 11, 2023
SUE PEWITT of Cape Girardeau, MO died February 11, 2023 at the age of 94. A retired funeral director, she owned and operated Pewitt Funeral Home in Ellington, MO alongside her late husband, Charles S. “Bud” Pewitt for nearly fifty years.
CHARLES “PAT” PATRICK BREWER
Feb 10, 2023
CHARLES “PAT” PATRICK BREWER of Tampa, FL died February 10, 2023 at the age of 85. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he briefly worked at Baggett-McIntosh Funeral Home in Daytona Beach before founding his funeral business in Brooksville as Brewer Memorial, which is now known as Brewer & Sons Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Pat graduated from the...
GEORGE “MARTY” MYRON BALLARD JR
Feb 6, 2023
GEORGE “MARTY” MYRON BALLARD JR of Middletown, IN died February 6, 2023 at the age of 65. He was a licensed funeral director at Ballard & Sons Funeral Home. Marty graduated from the Indiana College of Mortuary Science in 1981. 4
JOHN C. HALL JR
Jan 31, 2023
JOHN C. HALL JR of Martin, KY died January 31, 2023 at the age of 75. He was a funeral director, embalmer and co-owned Hall Funeral Home for over forty years.
JERRY JAGERS
Jan 28, 2023
JERRY JAGERS of Athens, OH died January 28, 2023 at the age of 89. A funeral director, he worked alongside his father, brother, and son at Jagers & Sons Funeral Home for over sixty-six years. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, Ohio Funeral Directors Association and...