REV. DR. PERRY LOUIS MONTGOMERY
May 24, 2019
REV. DR. PERRY LOUIS MONTGOMERY of Woodland, MS died May 24, 2019 at the age of 85. He was the founder and owner of Montgomery Mortuary in Houston, MS. He was a Baptist pastor for nearly 60 years and retired educator for 40 years.
A. ALLENDORPH "AL" SCHOONMAKER
May 20, 2019
A. ALLENDORPH "AL" SCHOONMAKER III of Pleasant Valley, NY died May 20, 2019 at the age of 74. A fourth generation funeral director, he operated Schoonmaker Funeral Home Inc, which served the Dutchess County community since 1874. In 2005 Schoonmaker Funeral Home joined Parmele Funeral Home in Poughkeepsie, NY and was renamed Parmele Auchmoody & Schoonmaker Funeral Home. He graduated...
JOHN A RITCHAY
May 19, 2019
JOHN A. RITCHAY SR of Wisconsin Rapids, WI died May 19, 2019 at the age of 89. He founded the Ritchay Funeral Home in 1957 when he purchased the Krohn and Berard Funeral Home. In 1981 he purchased the Feldner Funeral Home, now the Feldner/Ritchay Funeral Home in Neboosa. A gradu-ate of the Wisconsin Institute of Mortuary Science, he was...
BERNARD COLEMAN CASTELLAW
May 18, 2019
BERNARD COLEMAN CASTELLAW JR of Smyrna, GA died May 18, 2019. A licensed funeral director, he was retired from Castellaw Funeral Home. He received his associates degree from the Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Services.
WALTON FREDERICK "FRED" TALLEY
May 16, 2019
WALTON FREDERICK "FRED" TALLEY of Rome, GA died May 16, 2019 at the age of 74. A licensed funeral director, he worked alongside his brother, Marvin, in owning and operating the Talley Brothers Funeral Home for several years. After Talley Brothers sold, he opened Fred Talley's Parkview Chapel and was currently employed at the Parnick Jennings, Sr.'s Good Shepherd Funeral...
WILLIAM "BILL" GUY OLMSTED
May 14, 2019
WILLIAM "BILL" GUY OLMSTED of East Greenbush, NY died May 14, 2019 at the age of 77. A licensed funeral director, he worked as a self-employed sales representative for Embalmer's Supply Company, Bass-Mollett Industries, Schuylkill Haven Casket Company, and Columbia Casket Company. He graduated from the Wisconsin Institute of Mortuary Science in 1968.
BRISCO H. CRAIN
May 14, 2019
BRISCO H. CRAIN of Franklinton, LA died May 14, 2019 at the age of 88. A licensed funeral director, he was the owner and operator of Crain and Sons Funeral Homes in Kentwood, Franklinton and Bogalusa. He was a member of the Louisiana Funeral Directors and Morticians Association and the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association.
EZRA U. "PANCHO BILLA" CASTRO
May 14, 2019
EZRA U. "PANCHO BILLA" CASTRO of Irving, TX died May 14, 2019 at the age of 39. A licensed funeral director, he was employed at Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home in Irving, TX for almost 17 years. A 2002 graduate of the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, he was the recipient of the prestigious Bill Pierce Award, was a member of...
JOE LENNIE JENKINS
May 14, 2019
JOE LENNIE JENKINS JR of South Boston, VA died May 14, 2019 at the age of 82. A licensed funeral director, he was employed at Brooks Funeral Home for 57 years and spent the last six years with Powell Funeral Home.
KENNETH R PETERSON
May 13, 2019
KENNETH R. PETERSON of Woodstock, NY died May 13, 2019 at the age of 69. He was a licensed funeral director, owner and operator of Lasher Funeral Home, which he purchased from Bob Boyd in 2005. He graduated from the Simmons School of Embalming in 1975.