PAUL E. FOSTER of Fulton, NY died January 23, 2022 at the age of 68. A third-generation funeral director, he joined the family firm of Foster Funeral Home, Inc in Fulton, which his grandfather, Rudolph P. Foster founded. In 1985, Paul acquired the firm from his father, Clifford C. Foster and continued to own and operate it until his retirement...
ALICE THERESA BEYSMORE MANNS of Baltimore, MD died January 22, 2022 at the age of 87. A fifth-generation funeral director, she operated the family business, Elickson Funeral Home. Manns was recognized as the longest-living African-American woman mortician in Baltimore City by the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association and the Black Funeral Directors and Morticians Association in 2022.
JAMES TERRELL WILKEY of Waco, TX died January 22, 2022 at the age of 90. He worked for Adams Funeral Home as a licensed funeral director and part-owner, retiring after forty-five years. Wilkey graduated from the Dallas institute of Mortuary Science.
LARRY JOE "LJ" ENFIELD JR of Norton, KS died January 20, 2022 at the age of 58. He worked with his father, Larry Sr., at Enfield Funeral Home. In 2008, LJ and his wife, Diana purchased the firm from his father and continued to own and operate it until their retirement in January 2021. A 1983 graduate of the Kansas...
JOHN COLLINS AULT of Crown Point, IN died January 19, 2022 at the age of 83. A 1959 graduate of the Indiana College of Mortuary Science, he began working for Harry W. Moore at Arlington Chapel and continued there until 1960, when he moved to Hammond, IN to work for George L. Bocken at Bocken Funeral Home. After working for...
JAMES LUKE CEDENO of Hutchinson, KS died January 17, 2022 at the age of 38. He was a licensed funeral director and embalmer at Old Mission-Heritage Funeral Home in Hutchinson. Cedeno graduated from the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science.
THOMAS E. "TOM" MILLER of Marion, OH died January 14, 2022 at the age of 68. He began his career in funeral service with the Stofcheck Funeral Home in LaRue. In 1978, he became a funeral director with Snyder Funeral Homes in Marion. Miller went on to join as a partner with the Hughes-Kubach-Miller Funeral Home in 1985 for several...
MIKE LALE of Fort Smith, AR died January 9, 2022 at the age of 72. He was a retired funeral director and embalmer for the Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home.
ROBERT JAY “BOB” HEDGES of Milwaukee, WI died January 8, 2022 at the age of 76. He sold hearses and ambulances for Miller-Meteor for many years and also operated Professional Car Brokers, selling for many funeral car dealers.
WM. ROWEN GRANT JR of Mebane, NC formerly of Southampton, PA died January 6, 2022 at the age of 89. A fourth-generation funeral director, he worked at the Wm. Rowen Grant Funeral Home, which his grandfather established in the 1870's. Upon his retirement, Grant Jr moved to North Carolina with his family and worked for the McClure Funeral Service in...