REX T. SMITH
Aug 24, 2023
REX T. SMITH of McCandless Township, PA died August 24, 2023 at the age of 89. He was a North Side community funeral director for over 50 years, having served the Rex T. Smith Funeral Home until his retirement in 2018. Smith was a member of the Allegheny County Funeral Directors Association.
MICHAEL B. HAKEMAN
Aug 23, 2023
MICHAEL B. HAKEMAN of Fairview Park, OH died August 23, 2023 at the age of 61. He began his career in the funeral industry by working at his family’s funeral home. Hakeman then joined the Champion Chemical Company in 1996 and, in a very short period, was recognized as the top sales executive from 1998 until 2000. After joining...
JAMES EMERSON HENLINE
Aug 20, 2023
JAMES EMERSON HENLINE of Bakersville, NC died August 20, 2023 at the age of 96. He and his wife, Eloise Hughes Henline, founded the Henline-Hughes Funeral Home in 1949.
JAMES CALVIN HALL
Aug 19, 2023
JAMES CALVIN HALL of Pontotoc, MS died August 19, 2023 at the age of 76. He was employed with Baldwin Memorial Funeral Home during the 1980’s and 1900’s and joined the funeral home again in 2019.
ROBERT T. “TED” NUCKOLLS
Aug 19, 2023
ROBERT T. “TED” NUCKOLLS of Baltimore, MD died August 19, 2023 at the age of 90. He was the past president and former executive vice president of the Loudon Park Cemetery Co in Baltimore. A member of the ICCFA Board of Directors when it was known as the National Association of Cemeteries. He served as ICCFA president in 1977-78...
HUBERT PAUL COMPTON
Aug 17, 2023
HUBERT PAUL COMPTON of Huntington, WV died August 17, 2023 at the age of 77. A funeral director for over fifty years, he served his apprenticeship at the Fred L. Jenkins Funeral Home in Morgantown. Compton joined the John Lohr Funeral Home in Elkins before moving to Huntington in 1971 to work at Chapman’s Mortuary until 1993, when he went...
JOSEPH E. AUSTIN
Aug 15, 2023
JOSEPH E. AUSTIN of Ross Township, PA died August 15, 2023 at the age of 51. He worked at Media Casket Co for over thirty years. Austin was a member of the Allegheny County Funeral Directors Association.
WILLIAM “BILL” HENRY SWEATT
Aug 15, 2023
WILLIAM “BILL” HENRY SWEATT of Morgantown, KY died August 15, 2023 at the age of 75. He was a funeral director and embalmer for over 58 years.
PAMELA RAYNER
Aug 13, 2023
PAMELA RAYNER of Chicago, IL died August 13, 2023 at the age of 65. She was a funeral director at her family owned and operated business, A.A. Rayner and Sons Funeral Home
CHARLES F. GRECO
Aug 12, 2023
CHARLES F. GRECO of Murrells Inlet, SC formerly of Fairmont and Weirton died August 12, 2023 at the age of 88. He started his career at Hertnick’s Funeral Home, driving ambulance and service cars. Greco and his wife, Patty owned and operated the Greco Hertnick Funeral Home for over forty years. A 1953 graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of...