CHARLES and RETTA BILLOW
Mar 27, 2020
CHARLES W. BILLOW and RETTA HASKINS BILLOW of Akron, OH died March 27 and April 1, 2020 at the age of 92 and 90, respectively. They were the fourth generation of the family to operate Billow Funeral Homes in Akron and Cuyahoga Falls, OH. The firm, founded in 1875, was Akron's first funeral home. Billow Funeral Home was a founding...
O'NEIL D. SWANSON
Mar 27, 2020
O'NEIL D. SWANSON of Detroit, MI died March 27, 2020 at the age of 86. He attended Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, graduating cum laude in 1956, and subsequently passing the National Conference of Funeral Services Examiners Board. Two years later, Swanson founded Swanson Funeral Homes, Inc. in Detroit. He was a former trustee of the National Foundation of Funeral...
JOHN HARRIS HUDSON
Mar 26, 2020
JOHN HARRIS HUDSON of Troy, AL died March 26, 2020 at the age of 53. With a funeral service career spanning over 30 years, he most recently was manager of the Green Hills Funeral Home in Troy. He received his degree in Mortuary Science from Jefferson State Junior College.
EARLE F. COOK
Mar 24, 2020
EARLE F. COOK JR. of Attleboro, MA died March 24, 2020 at the age of 92. He was the proud owner of the Cook Funeral Home in Attleboro for more than thirty years, until his retirement. A graduate of New England Institute in Boston, he also founded the Widow to Widow program in Attleboro.
WARREN H. RILES
Mar 20, 2020
WARREN H. RILES, CFSP, of Forestville, NY died March 20, 2020, at the age of 79. A 1968 graduate of Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, he was a licensed funeral director in both New York and Pennsylvania. He purchased the former Hole-Parker Funeral Chapel in Forestville in 1970, and changed the name to Riles Funeral Home. He was currently president...
CHARLES H. FARWELL.
Mar 19, 2020
CHARLES H. FARWELL, JR. of Nashua, NH died March 19, 2020 at the age of 93. A second-generation funeral director, he joined his father at Farwell Funeral Service in 1949 and served as the executive director of the funeral home for over 50 years. A 1950 graduate of New England Institute of Anatomy, Sanitary Sciences, Embalming and Funeral Directing in...
ROGER D. "ROCK" MCCOLAUGH
Mar 16, 2020
ROGER D. "ROCK" MCCOLAUGH of Xenia, OH died March 16, 2020 at the age of 70. He joined his father, Robert S. McColaugh, in the family business, McColaugh Funeral Home, which was established in 1960. After his father's passing, he assumed ownership and continued to operate it as president. He graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1970.
EDDIE FOSTER ROBERTS
Mar 15, 2020
EDDIE FOSTER ROBERTS of Bay City, TX died March 15, 2020 at the age of 97. He was a funeral director and mortician at the Duncan-Roberts Funeral Home. It was reported that Mr. Roberts was the first Texan to succumb to Covid-19.
MARQUIS DELAFAYETTE DOTSON
Mar 12, 2020
MARQUIS DELAFAYETTE DOTSON SR of Franklin, TN died March 12, 2020 at the age of 94. He founded Dotson's Funeral Home in Athens, TN and later expanded into Cleveland, TN. A 1948 graduate of the Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science, he served as president and chairman of the Tennessee State Funeral Directors and Morticians Association.
STEPHEN G TIRPAK
Mar 12, 2020
STEPHEN G. TIRPAK of Cleveland, OH died March 12, 2020 at the age of 82. He began working at Chambers Funeral Home in 1964, receiving his funeral directors licenses in 1966. He graduated with a degree in mortuary science from the University of Dayton and was a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association and the Cuyahoga Funeral Directors Association.