PETERSON
Apr 23, 2025
FRANK JON PETERSON of Aurora, MS died April 23, 2025 at the age of 82. A retired funeral director, he owned and operated Peterson Funeral Chapel and later Peterson Ambulance Service until 1984. After becoming the general manager of Olinger Funeral Home and Martin Funeral Home in Grand Junction, CO, Peterson managed Bring Mortuaries in Arizona and was awarded the...
BILLIE WHITE EVERETT
Apr 21, 2025
BILLIE WHITE EVERETT of Lubbock, TX died April 21, 2025 at the age of 93. A retired funeral director, she worked alongside her first husband, Martin M. White, Jr., in managing the Stanley Jones Funeral Home in Tahoka. In 1962, Martin and Billie purchased the firm, and continued to own and operate it as White Funeral Home. In 1985, she and her...
DAVID F. “DAVE” HODAPP
Apr 20, 2025
DAVID F. “DAVE” HODAPP of Cincinnati, OH died April 20, 2025 at the age of 84. A retired funeral director, he previously owned and operated the Hodapp Funeral Home in College Hill. Dave was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
JAMES DEWITT “JAY” BRAMLETTE III
Apr 20, 2025
JAMES DEWITT “JAY” BRAMLETTE III of Cuero, TX died April 20, 2025 at the age of 74. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he owned and operated Freund Funeral Home in Cuero until his retirement in 2010. A graduate of the Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service, Jay was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association and the Texas Funeral Directors Association.
BRUCE J. DODSON
Apr 16, 2025
BRUCE J. DODSON of St. Ignace, MI died April 16, 2025 at the age of 87. A Michigan funeral director since 1968, he served his apprenticeship at Estes Leadley Funeral Home in Lansing, before managing the Stebbins Funeral Home in Stanton for several years. In 1969, Dodson purchased the Davis Funeral Home in St. Ignace and renamed it the Davis-Dodson...
THOMAS C. ROSS
Mar 28, 2025
THOMAS C. ROSS of Littleton, NH died March 28, 2025 at the age of 83. A licensed New York and Florida funeral director and embalmer, he served his apprenticeship in Hanover and Concord before opening Ross Funeral Home in Littleton in 1967. A 1969 graduate of the New England Institute of Anatomy, he was a member of the New Hampshire...
KENNETH “KEN” PAUL
Mar 24, 2025
KENNETH “KEN” PAUL of Norwood, MN died March 24, 2025 at the age of 85. A longtime area funeral director, he and his wife, Ellen, owned and operated the Paul Funeral Home in Norwood and Lester Prairie. Ken attended the school of mortuary science at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
HARRY I. KENNEDY
Mar 24, 2025
HARRY I. KENNEDY of Clarksburg, WV died March 24, 2025 at the age of 83. A funeral director, he owned and operated Davis-Weaver Funeral Home for over 30 years.
ERVIN RAY CECIL
Mar 22, 2025
ERVIN RAY CECIL of High Point, NC died March 22, 2025 at the age of 91. He had a lifelong affiliation with Cumby Funeral Service. Cecil worked as an ambulance attendant in 1950 and received his funeral director’s license in 1958. For the next 67 years, Cecil worked at the funeral home in both part-time and full-time roles.
THOMAS GRAY “TOM” MCGREW
Mar 22, 2025
THOMAS GRAY “TOM” MCGREW of Arlington, TX died March 22, 2025 at the age of 83. In 1980, he and wife, Sandy founded Monarch Medical, initially serving hospitals, then transitioning to the funeral home market as Monarch Resources, now serving nearly 2,000 funeral homes across North America and beyond. McGrew served as president of the Texas Funeral Directors Association Sales Club and...