G. BRIAN ROBERTS
Mar 21, 2021
G. BRIAN ROBERTS of Syracuse, NY died March 21, 2021 at the age of 77. A third-generation funeral director, he began working alongside his father at the George J. Roberts & Sons Funeral Home at a young age. He later became president of the firm as well as the Bury and Roberts Funeral Home. In the mid-1990s, Roberts built the...
ERNIE HASKINS
Mar 20, 2021
REV ERNIE HASKINS of Goldsboro, NC died March 20, 2021 at the age of 55. A licensed funeral director since 2006, he was the owner and founder of Haskins Funeral Home & Cremations. A graduate of the Fayetteville Technical Community College, he was a member of the Funeral Directors and Morticians Association of North Carolina, North Carolina Funeral Directors Association,...
KIP EVAN CASTOR
Mar 18, 2021
KIP EVAN CASTOR of Pendleton, IN died March 18, 2021 at the age of 42. He was the manager at Loose Funeral Homes & Crematory and was the location leader for the annual Wreaths Across America Ceremony. A 2001 graduate of the Mid-America College of Funeral Service, he was a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, Indiana Funeral Directors...
REV. HAROLD F. TRICE
Mar 14, 2021
REV. HAROLD F. TRICE SR of Fuquay-Varina, NC died March 14, 2021 at the age of 75. A licensed funeral director for 37 years, he worked alongside his brother Carl A. Trice at their family business Trice Funeral Home in Fuquay-Varina, NC. He also managed Holloway Memorial Funeral Home in Durham, NC for many years and was a member of...
JAMES "JIM" HAROLD MONG
Mar 8, 2021
JAMES "JIM" HAROLD MONG of Columbiana, OH died March 8, 2021 at the age of 75. A retired funeral director, he worked alongside George Seederly and later Mark Beck, owning and operating Seederly-Mong & Beck Funeral Homes. A graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association.
TOMMY "T.L." HAYES
Mar 6, 2021
TOMMY "T.L." HAYES III of Fern Park, FL died March 6, 2021 at the age of 97. A Florida and Georgia licensed funeral director and embalmer, he was co-owner of the Hayes Bros. Funeral Home in Fern Park and Eustis, FL. A graduate of the College of Boca Raton School of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Academy...
JOHN "JACK" KELLY
Feb 27, 2021
JOHN "JACK" KELLY of Lee, MA died February 27, 2021 at the age of 83. A 1960 graduate of the New England Institute of Mortuary Science, he joined his family's business as a third-generation funeral director, owning and operating Kelly Funeral Home until his death.
THOMAS A MCPHERSON
Feb 25, 2021
THOMAS A. MCPHERSON of Toronto, Ontario died February 25, 2021 at the age of 73. A native of Shelby, OH, Tom was the author several books that chronicled the histories of funeral coach and ambulance builders. American Funeral Cars and Ambulances Since 1900 was published in 1973. Subsequent publications included The Complete History of The Henney Motor Company, Flxbile, Eureka,...
MARK STEPHEN STRICKLAND
Feb 24, 2021
MARK STEPHEN STRICKLAND of Elkview, WV died February 24, 2021 at the age of 72. He began his career in funeral service working part-time at the Hafer Funeral Home under the guidance of the late Ed and Henry Hafer. He founded and owned Strickland Funeral Home in Clendenin during the seventies and eighties. Strickland retired from Aurora Casket Company as...
ROBERT E. "BOB" BROWN
Feb 24, 2021
ROBERT E. "BOB" BROWN of Essex Junction, VT died February 24, 2021 at the age of 63. He was employed as a funeral director and embalmer from 1975 until 2011, serving families throughout the Vermont Catholic Diocese. In 1979 he graduated from Hudson Valley Community College with associates' degrees in both applied science and mortuary science. Brown was a member...