MARY F. WASINGER of Ellis, KS died September 23, 2020at the age of 76. A retired funeral director, she and her husband, Dale W. Wasinger, purchased the Johnson Funeral Home in 1975. It later became known as the Wasinger Funeral Chapel, which she owned for 30 years.
RONALD M. SIMS of Talladega, AL died September 23, 2020 at the age of 71. He was the co-owner of Sims Funeral Service.
ARTHUR EUGENE "GENE" GRIER JR of Charlotte, NC died September 22, 2020 at the age of 77. A third generation funeral director, he established the A. E. Grier & Sons Funeral and Cremation, LLC alongside sons, Arthur E. Grier, II and Allen E. Grier. He continued to own and operate it until his retirement. A 1969 graduate of the Cincinnati...
LAMAR KERMIT "MOTT" WATKINS of Forest, MS died September 20, 2020 at the age of 90. He was a funeral director for over 50 years and retired from Ott and Lee Funeral Home in Forest. Watkins was recognized by the Mississippi Funeral Directors Association with his 50-year plaque.
GREGORY HAROLD "GREGG" HAMPTON of Boone, NC died September 5, 2020 at the age of 61. A licensed funeral director for over 40 years, he was vice president of Hampton Funeral Service, which was established by his parents, Barney and Tommie Hampton in 1974.
BERNARD "BUD" S. SKAJA SR of Park Ridge, IL died August 30, 2020 at the age of 89. A 1951 graduate of the Worsham College of Mortuary Science, he was a funeral director and a senior partner at Skaja Terrace Funeral Homes of Niles.
MARY REBECCA "BECKY" KAPPEL of Lebanon Junction, KY died August 29, 2020 at the age of 72. A retired funeral director and embalmer, she worked alongside her husband, Tommy in co-owning the Kappel Funeral Homes in Lebanon Junction and Boston for nearly 34 years. A 1990 graduate of the Mid-America College of Funeral Service, she was a member of the...
MARY S. DILLEY of Flemingsburg, KY died August 28, 2020 at the age of 81. She worked alongside her husband, Pete Dilley, as a funeral director and co-owner of the Harris-Dilley Funeral Home in Bladensburg and North-Dilley Funeral Home in Mount Vernon.
LEWIS HUNTER WARNER of Winston Salem, NC died August 27, 2020 at the age of 76. A licensed funeral director for forty-eight years, he had a lifelong career as a funeral director at Vogler's Funeral Home, now known as Salem Funeral Home.
THOMAS F. VERDI of Pulaski, PA died August 26, 2020 at the age of 54. A graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, he worked as a licensed funeral director and pre-need manager of the Noga Funeral Home Inc for the past year.