NEDRA NEHER DOWNS
Jul 22, 2020
NEDRA NEHER DOWNS of Springfield, OH died July 22, 2020 at the age of 89. She was past president of the Neher Burial Vault Co and the Ohio Burial Vault Association.
JOHN EVERETT THOMASSON
Jul 22, 2020
JOHN EVERETT THOMASSON of Louisa, VA died July 22, 2020 at the age of 98. He founded Thomasson Funeral Home in 1951 and later expanded in Fork Union, VA in 1996. Thomasson operated both locations for 53 years. A 1948 graduate of Eckels College of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Richmond Funeral Directors Association and the Virginia...
ANITA A FLOWERS
Jul 18, 2020
ANITA A. FLOWERS of Dublin, OH died July 18, 2020 at the age of 92. She worked alongside her husband, Frank, in owning and operating the Flowers Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, OH from 1959 to 1981.
H. E. SHELTON
Jul 18, 2020
H. E. SHELTON of Marietta, GA died July 18, 2020 at the age of 85. He attended mortuary school in Atlanta before purchasing the Hanley Company Funeral Home. He continued to own and operate the Hanley-Shelton Funeral Home for 51 years.
MARY MARGARET ROEDER TRISKA
Jul 18, 2020
MARY MARGARET ROEDER TRISKA of El Campo, TX died July 18, 2020 at the age of 95. A retired funeral director, she was the former owner of Triska Funeral Home.
WILLIAM LYVONE "LOWBOY" THORNTON
Jul 18, 2020
WILLIAM LYVONE "LOWBOY" THORNTON of Bono, AR died July 18, 2020 at the age of 75. A licensed funeral director and minister, he worked at Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home for twelve years.
GEORGE ONDRICK
Jul 17, 2020
GEORGE ONDRICK of Clarks Summit, PA died July 17, 2020 at the age of 88. He served the funeral profession for more than sixty years as a funeral director and as a representative for embalming suppliers. Ondrick formerly owned a funeral home in Clarks Green and later assisted area funeral directors. A graduate of the Simmons Institute of Funeral Service,...
DAVID F. "SCOTTIE" ERNST
Jul 14, 2020
DAVID F. "SCOTTIE" ERNST JR of Standford, KY died July 14, 2020 at the age of 61. A 1982 graduate of the Mid-America College of Funeral Service, he was part owner of Fox Funeral Home and Barnett & Demrow Funeral Homes in Lincoln County before serving the past 18 years at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home in Lexington as a licensed...
WILLIAM G. "BILL" BAKER
Jul 12, 2020
WILLIAM G. "BILL" BAKER of Arlington, TX died July 12, 2020 at the age of 85. He served in the funeral business for over 55 years and was the managing director of Arlington Funeral Home for many years. A graduate of the John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science, Bill tenured as president of the North Texas Funeral Directors Association...
DAVID N HEALD
Jul 9, 2020
DAVID N. HEALD of Holly Hill, FL, formerly of Springvale, ME died July 9, 2020 at the age of 71. A funeral director for 33 years, he worked alongside his father, James Heald at Heald Funeral Home. David assumed ownership of the firm in 1982 and in 2005 the business was sold. He partnered with Richard Shaw to form Maine...