funeral director, NFDA Policy Board representative from Rhode Island and president of the Rhode Island Funeral Directors Association, died January 8, 2020, at age 65. Wilson was in funeral service for 48 years; for the past 23 years, he was employed at Nardolillo Funeral Home in Cranston. Wilson was a certified funeral service practitioner and a Mason with Kiskiminetas Lodge 617 in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania. He is survived by mother Evelyn and brother Randy.

funeral director and owner, Dukes-Harley Funeral Home, Orangeburg, South Carolina, died January 6, 2020, at age 86. Hutto was a graduate of Clemson College with an agricultural engineering degree. He entered the U.S. Army in 1955 and began his aviation career in 1956 at the Army’s flight school. In 1959, Hutto became one of the Army’s few fixed- and rotary-wing instrument flight examiners. In January 1961, following his military service, he joined Boeing Vertol Division in Philadelphia as a test pilot. In 1974, Hutto was awarded the Frederick L. Feinberg Award, presented to pilots of a vertical-flight aircraft who accomplished the most outstanding achievement in the preceding year; the award is on display in the Smithsonian Institute of Aviation.

In 1980, Hutto became owner of Dukes-Harley Funeral Home, where he served the community for nearly 38 years, carrying on the service of his uncles. He was very active in the South Carolina Funeral Directors Association and instrumental in the creation of South Carolina preneed law and contracts still in use today. Hutto was past president of SCFDA, the Orangeburg Rotary Club and the Orangeburg Chamber of Commerce. He was also a past NFDA Policy Board representative and committee chairman.

In addition, Hutto was a member of the Experimental Test Pilots Association and member and author of several technical papers published for the American Helicopter Society and the Aviation Board of the City of Orangeburg for more than 15 years.

He is survived by wife Vivian; sons Azel James “Jay” III, Mark and Robert; six grandchildren; five great-­grandchildren; brother David and step-daughter Pamela.

funeral director and owner of Loretto Memorial Chapel, Loretto, Tennessee, died September 19, 2019 at age 79.

 Riddle is survived by his wife, Alice, and daughters Janie and Terri Lynn, 4 sisters and 4 grandchildren.

funeral director at Buranich Funeral Home, Camillus, New York died December 14, 2019 at age 26.

Lawyer was an Army veteran and graduated from Simmons Institute of Funeral Service. He was employed as a funeral director with Buranich Funeral Home for seven years, where he took great pride in caring for the families he served. He was a member of the Camillus Chamber of Commerce, National Funeral Directors Association and the New York State Funeral Directors Association.

He loved playing the drums, was a band member of Ecliptic Vision and also enjoyed art, hiking and listening to music. Above all, he loved spending time with family, especially his wife and son.

Lawyer is survived by his wife, Michelle; a son, Gordon; a child on the way; mother, Karen; father, Michael; sister, Gina; paternal grandparents, Lynn and Judy Lawyer of Webster; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

funeral director at Fluehr Funeral Home, Bensalem, Pennsylvania died suddenly on August 16, 2019.

He was a 4th generation funeral director, attended Mercer County Mortuary Science program and became a licensed in 1982.

Rick worked tirelessly since the age of fifteen in the family business, while dedicating his life to the funeral profession. He was the great grandson of the original Fluehr Undertaker, established in 1898 in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. 

He followed in the footsteps of his father Richard and his grandfather John F. servicing the communities of Philadelphia and Bucks County for almost forty years. He was highly regarded by his peers in the funeral industry and developed strong ties with the families he serviced, as well as business associates in the industry. Rick emulated his father and grandfather by continuing to serve families with the same sincerity, integrity, and compassion.

In recent years, Fluehr enjoyed relaxing at his beach house and walking the boardwalk with his wife at the Jersey Shore.

Fluehr is survived by his wife, Joan; daughters, Courtney and Lindsay; his father, Richard J. Fluehr Sr.; sisters, Beth and Karen and by numerous nieces and nephews.

retired funeral director of Fluehr Funeral Home, Bensalem, Pennsylvania, died December 13, 2019, at age 84.

Fluehr was a third-generation funeral director in Philadelphia and Bensalem. He was a 1959 graduate of Eckels College of Mortuary Science and joined his father in the family business, working alongside him and his two brothers for many years. In 1964, he established the Fluehr Funeral Home in Andalusia, (Bensalem, Pennsylvania) where he worked for almost 50 years and was proud to have his now deceased son, Richard Jr. join him in 1980.

Together with his wife, Fluehr enjoyed entertaining and hosting an annual Christmas Eve celebration at the funeral home for many years. He had a passion for boating and named their first boat, Lady Lou, after his beloved wife. In recent years, he enjoyed spending time on his current boat “Lots of Life” and boating on the Chesapeake Bay.

Fluehr is survived by his daughters, Beth and Karen, seven grandchildren; his brother and sister.

funeral director and owner of Emig Funeral Home in Dover, Pennsylvania died unexpectedly                November 2, 2019 at age 64.

Cupp earned his degree from Simmons School of Embalming & Mortuary Science in Syracuse, New York. He became a licensed funeral director in 1978 and worked for Spitler Funeral Home in Montoursville, Hollen Funeral Home in Philadelphia and Gundel Funeral Home in Lancaster. In 1989, Cupp had the opportunity to work for Scott Emig at the Emig Funeral Home where he devoted the last 30 years of his life serving the Dover community and surrounding area. He was honored to offer comfort to the families he served during one of the most difficult times in their lives.

              When he wasn't working, he loved spending time with his family, especially his young grandsons. Dan always looked forward to the annual family vacation in the Outer Banks where he loved to surf fish and relax. He was an avid Philadelphia Eagles and Penn State Football fan and enjoyed golf.

              Cupp is survived by his wife, Catherine; daughters, Heather and Alyssa; three grandsons; his mother, Muriel and two sisters, Susan and Elizabeth.

funeral director and co-founder and co-owner of Bradshaw Funeral Homes, Malden, Missouri died August 30, 2019 at age of 80.  

Bradshaw was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, where she was a former Worthy Matron and District Deputy. She was also a member of the Kimball Baptist Church, served on the Malden City Council and on the Board of Directors of Malden Investment, where she also acted as Treasurer.

She is survived by her husband Ben; son, Norman, daughter, Sheila, and her husband, Jim, all funeral directors of Bradshaw Funeral Homes.

former owner, Kennedy Funeral Home, Marietta, Oklahoma, died February 27, 2016, at age 70. As a funeral home manager and owner, Kennedy had more than 35 years of experience. He attended East Central University in Ada and graduated from Dallas Institute Gupton-Jones College in September 1966. Throughout his career, Kennedy managed funeral homes in Ada and Hugo and owned funeral homes in Okmulgee, Bristow, Wetumka, Ardmore and Marietta; he retired in October 2000. He served eight years on the Oklahoma State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, with three terms as president; four years on the Bank of Love County Board of Directors; and on the Love County Chamber of Commerce Board of directors for four years. Kennedy served in the U.S. Army as a sergeant in the 1st Infantry Division, also known as the "Big Red One," from 1967-69, with one year of Graves Registration in Vietnam, for which he was awarded three Army Commendation Medals, three Bronze Stars, two Vietnam Service Medals, one Vietnam Air Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. He is survived by wife Sue; children Tara, Amber and Travis; and seven grandchildren.