DAVID READING PARKER
Nov 25, 2019
DAVID READING PARKER of Kaufman, TX died November 25, 2019 at the age of 68. A funeral director and embalmer, he worked at Mathis Funeral Home in Seagoville and Anderson-Clayton Bros Funeral Home in Terrell before establishing the Parker-Ashworth Funeral Home in Kaufman in 1977. A 1972 graduate of the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, he was president of the...
JOSHUA KEVIN JENNINGS
Nov 25, 2019
JOSHUA KEVIN JENNINGS of Jasper, TN died November 25, 2019 at the age of 36. He spent his early career at Chattanooga Funeral Home as a licensed mortician before managing the Tate Funeral Home in Jasper for several years. In 2011, Jennings partnered with Ralph Mosier and Burt Schaerer to developed Hamilton Funeral Home and in 2018 they purchased Rogers...
JACK LESLIE BURNETT
Nov 23, 2019
JACK LESLIE BURNETT of Chaffee, MO died November 23, 2019 at the age of 67. He was a second generation funeral director and co-owner of Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapels for 47 years.
JOHN EVERETT BULLIS
Nov 22, 2019
JOHN EVERETT BULLIS of Hardin, MT died November 22, 2019 at the age of 96. He was a licensed funeral director at Bullis Mortuary for 70 years and served as Big Horn County Coroner for 50 years. A 1947 graduate of the St. Louis School of Mortuary Science, Bullis was president of the Montana Funeral Directors Association in 1968 and...
RAYMOND P. GAMBLE
Nov 20, 2019
RAYMOND P. GAMBLE of Hopkinsville, KY died November 20, 2019 at the age of 68. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, he worked for Babbage Funeral Home until 1983 and later the Freudenberg Corporation. After receiving his Tennessee embalmers and funeral director license, Gamble went to work for Foston Funeral Home in Clarksville, TN before establishing Gamble Funeral Home in...
JOHN M MAZZARELLA
Nov 18, 2019
JOHN M. MAZZARELLA of Parma, OH died November 18, 2019 at the age of 79. He was the longtime manager of American Limousine Service and a founding member of the National Limousine Association.
IRWIN WALTER SHIPPER
Nov 13, 2019
IRWIN WALTER SHIPPER of West Palm Beach, FL died November 13, 2019 at the age of 88. He was an active member of the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association for 69 years. Shipper served as president of the association from 1996–1998 and was inducted into the ICCFA Hall of Fame in 2004. He chaired the Government and Legal Affairs...
JOHN W MCDOWELL
Nov 13, 2019
JOHN W. MCDOWELL of Reed City, MI died November 13, 2019 at the age of 72. A funeral director for more than 50 years, he was the owner and operator of McDowell Funeral Home, which was established by his grandfather in 1913. A 1968 graduate of the Wisconsin Institute of Mortuary Science, he was a member of the Michigan Funeral...
SHELDON A. SCHLABACH
Nov 12, 2019
SHELDON A. SCHLABACH of Shreve, OH died November 12, 2019 at the age of 56. A funeral director and embalmer, he was the owner and operator of Schlabach Funeral Home and graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1984.
JOHN JOSEPH DEEB
Nov 5, 2019
JOHN JOSEPH DEEB of Manchester, CT died November 5, 2019 at the age of 75. He worked as an apprentice embalmer for Robinson and Wright Funeral Home in Centerbrook, CT before working as a funeral director at Holmes Funeral Homes in Manchester. Deeb retired in 2010 after 38 years. A 1965 graduate of the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral...