GERALD PETER “JERRY” PASKERT
Jul 28, 2025
GERALD PETER “JERRY” PASKERT of Decatur, IL died July 28, 2025 at the age of 94. He worked for Henderson Funeral Home in Johnstown, PA until 1960. Jerry then served as a sales representative for the Champion Chemical Co in Illinois until his retirement in 1998.
STANLEY HAMPTON “STAN” SCRUGGS
Jul 27, 2025
STANLEY HAMPTON “STAN” SCRUGGS of Monroe, NC died July 27, 2025 at the age of 88. He owned and operated Harris-Scruggs Funeral Home beginning in 1965. In 1977, he sold the business to focus on selling funeral and cemetery supplies and equipment throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. In 1994, he joined Cemetery Funeral Supply, where he managed daily operations....
ROBERT “BOB” ALLEN JONES
Jul 25, 2025
ROBERT “BOB” ALLEN JONES of Houston, TX died July 25, 2025 at the age of 85. A Texas funeral director for over fifty years, he served as the vice-chairman emeritus and former president of Geo. H. Lewis & Sons Funeral Directors.
DANIEL B. CAWLEY III
Jul 24, 2025
DANIEL B. CAWLEY III of Marietta, OH died July 24, 2025 at the age of 84. A retired funeral director, he owned and operated the former Cawley Funeral Home, now known as Cawley & Peoples Funeral Homes. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, Cawley III was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
RUTH ARLENE LOPER (nee YOCKEY)
Jul 21, 2025
RUTH ARLENE LOPER (nee YOCKEY) of Santa Ynez, CA died July 21, 2025 at the age of 100. She and her husband, Frank Loper, established the Loper Funeral Chapel in 1972 in the Santa Ynez Valley. Upon his death, Ruth continued to own and operate the business with her son, Don, as well as her grandsons, John, Jacob, David and Peter.
GARY LEE MEADE
Jul 21, 2025
GARY LEE MEADE of West Portsmouth, OH died July 21, 2025 at the age of 70. He began his career in the funeral industry in 1978 with the Roger W. Davis Funeral Home. In 1983, Meade embraced the role of a self-titled Thanatological Transportation Specialist, and had assisted 7, 000 individuals with dignity and care.
JOHN WILBUR GALLOWAY SR
Jul 21, 2025
JOHN WILBUR GALLOWAY SR of Beeville, TX died July 21, 2025 at the age of 85. He had managed the Galloway & Sons Funeral Home since 1974, which was founded by his grandfather in 1919 as Galloway Mortuary.
PHILIP L. GILLETTE
Jul 15, 2025
PHILIP L. GILLETTE of Evanston, IL died July 15, 2025 at the age of 86. He performed clerical and janitorial duties at The House of Thompson Mortuary before working alongside owner, John H. Thompson, as a funeral director and embalmer. Upon Thompson’s death in 1999, Gillette acquired ownership of the firm and renamed it Thompson Funeral and Cremation Services, Inc...
RANDALL “RANDY” THOMAS STUART
Jul 9, 2025
RANDALL “RANDY” THOMAS STUART of Fort Myers, FL died July 9, 2025 at the age of 72. He served grieving families across Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida and Georgia as a licensed funeral director and in recognition of his exceptional dedication, was honored by the state of Kentucky for reaching the milestone of fifty years. A past president of the Florida Funeral Directors...
WENDALL GRANT MOSER
Jul 6, 2025
WENDALL GRANT MOSER of Decatur, IN died July 6, 2025 at the age of 90. A funeral director and embalmer, he worked at Mungovan and Sons Funeral Home for several years. After to moving to Georgia, Moser continued to help local funeral homes.