Double Celebration
for Holloway Funeral Homes in Maryland
Funeral Home and Cemetery News, June, 2010

Holloway Funeral Homes, proud of their tradition of professionalism for four generations, is equally proud to celebrate two new major events in the firm’s long history.
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New Facility
for Wilmington Mortuary Service
Funeral Home and Cemetery News, May, 2010

Doug Bevell opened Wilmington Mortuary Service in 1998 to serve funeral directors in his North Carolina community. This past winter he was in the process of constructing a new building to better serve his clientele.
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Costello-Runyon Funeral Home
Builds new Preparation Room
Funeral Home and Cemetery News, April, 2010

Joseph V. Costello, III, better known as Jay, and his wife, Suzanne, continued a family tradition in funeral service when they purchased the Runyon Mortuary in Metuchen, NJ in 1992, renaming it Costello- Runyon Funeral Home. Mr. Costello had worked with his father, Joseph V. Costello, Jr., after his graduation in 1983.
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Aaron and Burney Bivens Funeral Home
Is a New Venture in Orange Park, Florida
Funeral Home and Cemetery News, March, 2010

Burney Bivens, a practicing attorney, joined his son, Aaron, in mortuary school in 2006 before the father and son team opened a funeral home in Orange Park in August 2009. Mr. Burney Bivens maintains his law office, established in 1982, while holding the title of Funeral Director in Charge for the new venture.
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Bonaventure Funeral Home is Gracious
In Southern Tradition
Funeral Home and Cemetery News, September, 2009

One visit to Bonaventure Funeral Home, in person or via the internet, and it becomes clear that this is no cookie-cutter funeral home. Kyle Nikola, president, wanted to provide a comfortable, gracious home from which to serve families when he established his first funeral home in this historic southern city.
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Musgrove-Merriott-Smith
Expands Once Again
Funeral Home and Cemetery News, June, 2009

In 1984 Jim Smith thought he had all the building he would ever need. After all, he and his wife, Cindy, owners of Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Service and Crematory, had just completed renovating their facility which had undergone several remodels since it was established in 1911.
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Freedom Funeral Service
A New Funeral Home for Virginia Beach
Funeral Home and Cemetery News, May, 2009

"Freedom Funeral Service was born out of a mission by the owners to offer the community an alternative to the services available elsewhere," states Johnna Smaw. A licensed funeral director and embalmer, Ms. Smaw oversees management of the newly built funeral home for owners, Mike Joynes, Les Lascari and Walter Ewell.
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Hart's Mortuary and Crematory Opens
Second Facility in Macon
Funeral Home and Cemetery News, January, 2009

Mike Odom, Hart's manager, called on Duncan Stuart Todd, Ltd. to design and equip a state-of-the-art preparation room using the company's Premier Source design approach that includes interior architecture planning, ventlating system, cabinetry, embalming and safety equipment. Mr. Odom comments, "The single station, while small, meets our needs well."
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Drury and Leppert Mortuary Opens in Lebanon, Indiana
Funeral Home and Cemetery, November, 2008

A goal for Mr. Drury was to have the kind of preparation room environment that "he would want for his mother." "We accomplished that goal," he stated, "with our modern embalming room that meets the standards for the 21st century facility."
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New Preparation Room a Dream
For Lewis and Ferguson Funeral Home
Funeral Home and Cemetery News, September, 2008

A state-of-the-art preparation room for Lewis and Ferguson Funeral Home in Sandy Hook, KY, was the dream of Mark Lewis when he called Duncan Stuart Todd, Ltd. to guide him thru the process.
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New Prep Room For Piper Funeral Home
YB News, March, 2008

"Such a great improvement. It was a huge deal.” Mike Piper says of the new preparation room and remodel of Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys, Kansas. “It’s no longer an uphill climb.”
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Preparation Room Design Is Value Added
For Lake Ridge Chapel and Memorial Designers
YB News, November, 2007

Santos Moreno had a vision of how he wished to serve families in his community when he planned and built a new funeral facility in Lubbock, Texas. Believing that the future of funeral service is in personalized tributes, he has created an environment where families have an opportunity to visit, plan and design memorials appropriate to their loved ones.
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George Funeral Home and Cremation Center
Adds New Facility
YB News, June, 2007

The George Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Inc. has a proud reputation as the fourth oldest funeral home in South Carolina. Owners since 1999, Ray and Alicia Visotski are only the third family to own and operate the historic business which was named the Best Funeral Home in Aiken county 2003, 2004 and 2005. It is not surprising, then, that Mr. Visotski constantly strives to improve his commitment to the community through dedication to families with unparalleled service and upgraded facilities.
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Pike Funeral Home-Boyd Chapel in New Location
YB News, May, 2007

In August 2005 when a fire completely destroyed the Boyd-Pike Funeral Home in Bridgman, MI, owners Kraig and Rachel Pike chose to look upon the devastation as an opportunity for a new beginning in a new location.
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Foard Funeral Home Expansion Project a Success
YB News, March, 2007

Bob Foard, Jr., has never been one to shy away from a challenge. That quality stood him in good stead when he decided to consolidate the embalming facilities from his three funeral homes into one centralized location.
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Historic Indiana Funeral Home Looks to the Future
YB News, February, 2007

Freeman Family Funeral Homes, serving the industry currently with three funeral homes, boasts a historic origin dating back to 1880 and the founding of D.B. Wilson and Son Undertakers in Shelbyville.
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Sunset Lawn, Chapel of the Chimes, Sacramento
Benefits from New Preparation Room
YB News, June 14, 2006

From an old, outdated, outmoded single-station preparation room, complete with its functional drawbacks, has emerged a modern, up-to-date two-station facility.
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Calvin B Scruggs Funeral Home Honors Founder
YB News, April, 2006

The Calvin B. Scruggs Funeral Home honored its founder, the late Calvin B. Scruggs, Sr., during a reception January 29 in celebration of its newly renovated facility at 1412 East Preston Street in Baltimore.
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Mundwiler Funeral Home celebrates with New Facility
YBNews March, 2006

Tim and Tana Mundwiler celebrated a 77-year family history of funeral service November 1, 2005, with an open house attended by 800 area residents at their new facility, 1003 East 4th Avenue in Milbank. Tim and Tana Mundwiler acquired the family business in 1989 and represent the third generation of funeral directors in the Mundwiler family. Both were graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.
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Major Remodel for Omps Funeral Home in Virginia
YB News, November, 2005

In September of 1970, Omps Funeral Home opened the doors at its current location, 1600 Amherst Street in Winchester, VA, after servicing its community from funeral homes downtown since 1936.
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New Bridges Funeral Home in Quest for the Best
YB News, October, 2005

Dennis Bridges of Knoxville, TN, is one of those rare individuals who always knew what he wanted to be. "All I ever wanted to be was a funeral director," he has said many times.
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Cline and Hanson Funeral Home Expansion
Leads to New Preparation Room
YB News, April, 2005

Cline and Hanson Funeral Home in New London, Wisconsin, was faced with a challenge recently when the growth of their business outstripped their facilities.
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Frain Mortuary in Indiana completes New Prep Room
YB News, October, 2004

When brothers Sam and Dan Frain decided to renovate the preparation room in their Frain Mortuary, they faced a formidable challenge – how to modernize facilities in a 120-year-old structure.
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New Preparation Room puts
Skinner Funeral Home into the 21st Century
YBNews, October, 2003

When funeral director Bob Skinner looked around at his facility, he made a decision quite in keeping with his philosophy. “The bottom line,” he said, “is that the health and well being of my employees is of the utmost importance to me.” With that thought in mind, he called on the preparation room specialists, Duncan Stuart Todd, Ltd.
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