WAYNE C. BAXTER
Apr 8, 2022
WAYNE C. BAXTER of Forest Hills, NY died April 8, 2022 at the age of 78. He was a licensed funeral director at Fox Funeral Home, Inc. A graduate of the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service, he was a member and past president of the Metropolitan Funeral Directors Association and the New York State Funeral Directors Association.
JOHN F. LLEWELLYN
Apr 6, 2022
JOHN F. LLEWELLYN of Glendale, CA died April 6, 2022. He was chairman of the board of directors for Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks and Mortuaries. Llewellyn served as president of the American Cemetery Association, now the International Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Association and the Interment Association of California, now the Cemetery and Mortuary Association of California. He also authored three books,...
EVERETT GRAHAM CATHEY
Apr 6, 2022
EVERETT GRAHAM CATHEY of Shreveport, LA died April 6, 2022 at the age of 76. A funeral director for fifty years, he began his career with K.D. Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Ruston before working at the Rose-Neath Funeral Homes until his retirement. He graduated from the Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service.
DAVID GRADY MOSS
Apr 5, 2022
DAVID GRADY MOSS of Cullman, AL died April 5, 2022 at the age of 80. He worked for his father, Grady at Moss Service Funeral Home, where he retired in 1993. Moss served as Cullman County coroner.
KEITH E. PATTILLO
Apr 5, 2022
KEITH E. PATTILLO of Cullman, AL died April 5, 2022 at the age of 75. During his college years, he worked part-time at Moss Funeral Home. After his retirement from education, Pattillo joined Moss Service Funeral Home full time, where he remained until his passing.
JOHN CHARLES RILES
Mar 30, 2022
JOHN CHARLES RILES of Vicksburg, MS died March 30, 2022 at the age of 75. A longtime funeral director, he was the former owner and operator of Charles Riles Funeral Home, which later merged with the Frank J. Fisher Funeral Home to form Fisher-Riles Funeral Homes.
EUGENE “GENE” SAUL LEDGER
Mar 30, 2022
EUGENE “GENE” SAUL LEDGER of Sulphur, LA died March 30, 2022 at the age of 77. He worked for Hixson-Funeral Home as a funeral director since 1970.
MARJORIE “MARGIE” COLSON
Mar 29, 2022
MARJORIE “MARGIE” COLSON of Indianapolis, IN passed away on March 29, 2022 at the age of 74. She entered the funeral industry by establishing a third party marketing company representing funeral homes. In 2014, she and her husband, Tony Colson, purchased Harper’s Community Funeral Home near Ft. Wayne, IN and in 2017 they purchased Halo International in Twinsburg, OH.
ROBERT L. “BOB” GROVES
Mar 26, 2022
ROBERT L. “BOB” GROVES of Union, WV died March 26, 2022 at the age of 69. A funeral director and embalmer, he worked at the Broyles-McGuire Funeral Home in Union, Wm. S. Broyles Funeral Home in Peterstown, Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill and in 1994, Bob and his wife Carol established the Groves Funeral Home in Union, where he...
NINA GREENE
Mar 24, 2022
NINA GREENE of Alexandria, VA died March 24, 2022 at the age of 54. She has worked within Greene Funeral Home, Inc on and off for over twenty-five years. Nina was currently serving as a funeral service assistant, where she provided administrative support and was instrumental in helping families with memorial tributes and life insurance.