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NEWS MAY 2019 Fam i l y Own e d a n d Ope r a t ed S i nce 1974 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY P O B o x 5 1 5 9 Yo u n g s t o w n O H 4 4 5 1 4 1 - 8 0 0 - 3 2 1 - 7 4 7 9 O n l i n e a t www . n o m i s p u b l i c a t i o n s . c o m P r e v i o u s l y P u b l i s h e d a s t h e Y B N e w s • S t i l l t h e P l a c e f o r Yo u r N e w s ! Whenever you see the Sich label on a casket, you know you’re getting nothing less than a premier quality product. In fact, if the casket doesn’t have our label, you could be missing out on much more than just our name. Go to page B4 to learn more. HOW TO TELL A KNOCKOUT FROM A KNOCK OFF Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home in 2019 HORNELL,NY— In 1979 when the population of Hornell, NY was about 10,000 people and there were already seven existing funeral homes, Bill Bishop and Chuck Johnson at the ages of 25 and 22 respectively, purchased the Nu- Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home in 1979 Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home Celebrates 40th Anniversary gent family homestead on Main Street in Hornell to estab- lish the Bishop & Johnson Funeral Home, Inc. Now 40 years later and the population in Hornell is down to about Continued on Page A24 Walker’s Funeral Home and Crematory has a long history in Mebane Continued on Page A14 MEBANE,NC— Mr. Houston J. Walker and his son, Allen H. Walker, Sr . operated a country store in Hillsbor- ough. As was common in 1922, helping those in their time of need, the family expanded the store, founding Walker’s Funeral Home . With its horse-drawn hearse, the Walkers could offer families all of the services they needed. The Walker family’s reputation in fu- neral service grew and in 1937 Allen’s son, Joe Walker opened a location in Chapel Hill. Then in 1946, anoth- er son, Marvin Walker , opened the Professional Car Society heads to Rapid City, South Dakota See Page B11 New Degree in Funeral Service from CCCC to be offered Entirely on the Bridgewater See Page A28 State University Campus www.nomispubli cations.com Classified Ads Shipping Directory Index of Advertisers