DORIS JUNE WILLIAMS-JAMES
Apr 28, 2022
DORIS JUNE WILLIAMS-JAMES of Olivette, MO died April 28, 2022 at the age of 89. In 1977 she and a friend established the Whitfield-James Mortuary. In 1996, James became the owner and president of the firm until present.
BENJAMIN A. UNDERWOOD
Apr 22, 2022
BENJAMIN A. UNDERWOOD of Louisville, KY died April 22, 2022 at the age of 83. A funeral director and embalmer for almost fifty years, he was the co-founder, co-owner and president of Schoppenhorst Underwood and Brooks Funeral Home. His start in the funeral profession began when he purchased Neurath Funeral Home. Shortly thereafter, Underwood acquired Schoppenhorst Bros, which he eventually...
KENNETH BRUCE PETERSON
Apr 19, 2022
KENNETH BRUCE PETERSON of St. Paul, MN died April 19, 2022 at the age of 70. He worked alongside his father at the Johnson-Peterson Funeral Home. A 1975 graduate of the University of Minnesota, he served as an at-large representative for the National Funeral Directors Association and was president of the Minnesota Funeral Directors Association from 1993-1994 and again from...
PAUL B. MCCARVER
Apr 19, 2022
PAUL B. MCCARVER of Ecru, MS died April 19, 2022 at the age of 82. A funeral director for over sixty years, he was vice president of Memphis Funeral Home. He came out of retirement in 2019 to partner with Brent Taylor to form Brent Taylor Paul B McCarver Funeral Directors. McCarver graduated from the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science.
JACK LARRY ROWE
Apr 18, 2022
JACK LARRY ROWE of League City, TX died April 18, 2022 at the age of 71. He was a longtime funeral director at Jack Rowe Funeral Home.
JAMES GABBERT “GABBY” WILLIAMSON JR
Apr 18, 2022
JAMES GABBERT “GABBY” WILLIAMSON JR of Soddy-Daisy, TN died April 18, 2022 at the age of 76. A Tennessee and Georgia funeral director and embalmer, he worked at Williamson & Sons Funeral Home, having served the community and surrounding areas for most of his life. Williamson graduated from the John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science in 1966.
GREGORY “GREG” DAVID RUSSELL
Apr 18, 2022
GREGORY “GREG” DAVID RUSSELL of St. Thomas, MO died April 18, 2022 at the age of 66. A licensed funeral director and embalmer for over 45 years, he operated Russell Colonial Funeral Home alongside his parents. Russell started St. Clair Monument Company and Crestview Memorial Park Cemetery. A 1977 graduate of the Kentucky School of Mortuary Science, he received his...
ALLEN “AL” L. JOHNSON
Apr 15, 2022
ALLEN “AL” L. JOHNSON of St. Joseph, MI formerly of Belding, MI died April 15, 2022 at the age of 86. He had a lifelong career in funeral service, starting in 1956 at Braun Funeral Home in Adrian. In 1961, Al began working at Florin Funeral Home in Benton Harbor. While living in St. Joseph, he worked from 1963-1984 at...
ELLEN JUNE DOMICO
Apr 14, 2022
ELLEN JUNE DOMICO of Fairmont, WV died April 14, 2022 at the age of 91. She received her funeral directors and embalmers apprentice certificate in 1971. She owned and operated Domico Funeral Home alongside her husband, Nick since 1957.
CHARLES F. MCMAHON JR
Apr 8, 2022
CHARLES F. MCMAHON JR of South Buffalo, NY died April 8, 2022 at the age of 69. A funeral director for fifty years, he joined his family’s business on Abbott Road, which his father opened in 1948. McMahon sold the building in 2013 and in recent years served clients from Sieck, Mast & Leslie Funeral Home in West Seneca. He...