As one of the few African American funeral homes to operate during the South’s segregation era, this family-owned business served as an example of how young African Americans created opportunities for themselves. As a result of segregation, many African Americans could only get jobs as clergymen, morticians, and educators with a college degree. The business was eventually passed down to his son who followed in his father’s footsteps and continued to operate the funeral home after his death.
In the early 2000s, the funeral home hit a hardship and faced foreclosure with debt totaling more than $250,000. While facing foreclosure, the business remained active and was one of the oldest continuously operated funeral homes in the region before closing in 2019 due to the owner’s declining health. Today, the property appears abandoned.
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Yikes, what in the world is up with the fake head and are the cremains still there?
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Where was this funeral home located?
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This is so cool!! Creepy, though…
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Nice size embalming room, unlike some I have seen. Most everything looks well organized. That area of the funeral home looks like the business is still in business.
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